breg

See also: břėǵ and брег

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from a South Slavic language, compare Old Church Slavonic брѣгъ (brěgŭ, “riverbank, hill”), Serbo-Croatian брег (“hillock”) and Macedonian брег (breg, “bank, shore, coast”). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *bergъ (“hill”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɾɛɡ/

Noun

breg m (indefinite plural brigje, definite singular bregu, definite plural brigjet)

  1. coast, shore, riverbank
  2. dune, hillock
  3. brink
  4. seaside

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • bregore, bregaloj, bregale, bregas
  • bregdet, bregdetar

References
  1. Topalli, Kolec (2017), “breg”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 243
  2. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “breg”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 34
  3. Omari, Anila (2012), “breg”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 109

Old Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʲrʲeɣ/

Noun

breg

  1. genitive singular/dual/plural of brí

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
breg breg
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/		 mbreg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bergъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bérgas, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos, from *bʰerǵʰ-.

Noun

brȇg m (Cyrillic spelling бре̑г)

  1. hill, hillock (smaller hill)

Declension
Declension of breg
singular plural
nominative breg bregovi
genitive brega bregova
dative bregu bregovima
accusative breg bregove
vocative breže / bregu bregovi
locative bregu bregovima
instrumental bregom bregovima

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bergъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bérgas, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos, from *bʰerǵʰ-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bréːk/

Noun

brẹ̑g m inan

  1. slope, incline
  2. hill
  3. bank, shore, strand

Inflection
Masculine inan., hard o-stem, plural in -ôv-
nom. sing. brég
gen. sing. bréga
singular dual plural
nominative brég bregôva bregôvi
accusative brég bregôva bregôve
genitive bréga bregôv bregôv
dative brégu bregôvoma bregôvom
locative brégu bregôvih bregôvih
instrumental brégom bregôvoma bregôvi
Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing. brég
gen. sing. bréga
singular dual plural
nominative brég bréga brégi
accusative brég bréga brége
genitive bréga brégov brégov
dative brégu brégoma brégom
locative brégu brégih brégih
instrumental brégom brégoma brégi

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading
  • “breg”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Welsh

Etymology

Perhaps borrowed either from Middle English breck (“breach; failing”) or from Old Irish bréc (“lie, deception”).[1]

Noun

breg m (plural bregion)

  1. (obsolete, uncountable) treachery, deceit
  2. breach, rent, crack
  3. (geology) joint

Derived terms
  • bregus (“fragile, brittle”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
breg freg mreg unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “breg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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