Luxembourgish

Noun

Breet f ‎(plural Breeten)

1. breadth, width

Related terms

• breet

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

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

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/
• Rhymes: -eːt
• Homophone: Breet

Adjective

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

1. broad, wide

Declension

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Related terms

• Breet

Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /breːt/

Adjective

brêet (stem bred-, comparative breder)

1. broad, wide

Descendants

• Dutch: breed

Plautdietsch

Adjective

breet ‎(comparative breeda, superlative aum breetsten)

1. broad