breet

See also: Breet

Central Franconian

Alternative forms
  • bräät (most dialects of Moselle Franconian)
  • breit (Kölsch)

Etymology

From Old High German (*)breid, northern variant of breit.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʀeːt/

Adjective

breet (masculine breede, feminine breet, comparative breeder, superlative et' breetste)

  1. (Ripuarian, Eifel) broad; wide

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German (*)breid, northern variant of breit, from Proto-Germanic *braidaz. Cognate with German breit, Dutch breit, English broad, West Frisian breed, Icelandic breiður.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʀeːt/
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  • Rhymes: -eːt
  • Homophone: Breet

Adjective

breet (masculine breeden, neuter breet, comparative méi breet, superlative am breetsten)

  1. broad, wide

Declension

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch brēt, from Proto-Germanic *braidaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /breːt/

Adjective

brêet (comparative brêder)

  1. broad, wide

Inflection
Adjective
Masculine Feminine Neuter Plural
Nominative Indefinite brêet brêde brêet brêde
Definite brêde brêde
Accusative brêden brêde brêde brêde
Genitive brêets brêder brêets brêder
Dative brêden brêder brêden brêden

Alternative forms

Descendants

Further reading
  • “breet”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “breet”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German breit, Dutch breed, English broad.

Adjective

breet

  1. broad, wide

Plautdietsch

Adjective

breet (comparative breeda, superlative aum breetsten)

  1. broad
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