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Brett

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English

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Related to Breton, Brittany, and more distantly Briton.

Proper noun

Brett

  1. A surname transferred from the nickname meaning "Breton, an inhabitant of Brittany".
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
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  3. A river in Suffolk, England, which joins the Suffolk River Stour at Higham in Babergh district.
Alternative forms
  • (male given name): Bret

Etymology 2

Short for Brettanomyces.

Noun

Brett (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Brettanomyces, a yeast genus that is used in brewing some beers, and can also affect the taste of wine.
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East Central German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Luxembourgish Breet, German Breite.

Noun

Brett f

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) breadth, width
    De Brett von Lastr war ze gruß, do issr in dr Brick stacken gebliem.
    The width of the truck was too big, so it got stuck in the bridge.

References

German

Etymology

From Middle High German bret, from Old High German bret, from Proto-West Germanic *bred, from Proto-Germanic *bredą, an e-grade byform of *burdą (“board, plank”). Cognate with Old English bred and Yiddish ברעט (bret).

Pronunciation

Noun

Brett n (strong, genitive Brettes or Bretts, plural Bretter, diminutive Brettchen n or Brettlein n)

  1. board, plank
    Die Fenster des verlassenen Hauses waren alle mit Brettern vernagelt.
    The windows of the abandoned house were all boarded up (nailed shut with boards).
  2. (slang, music) energetic, forceful track

Declension

Declension of Brett [neuter, strong]
More information singular, plural ...

1Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

  • Brett vor dem Kopf
  • Brettchen
  • dicker Bretter bohren
  • ein Brett vor dem Kopf haben
  • einen Stein im Brett haben

Descendants

  • → Esperanto: breto

Further reading

Hunsrik

Noun

Brett n (plural Bretter, diminutive Brettche)

  1. board
    En Brett fum Boddem is los.
    A floorboard is loose.

Further reading

  • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Brett”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 28

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a British form of Latin Brittō.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Brett m

  1. Briton (native or inhabitant of Britain)
  2. Breton (native or inhabitant of Brittany)

Declension

Strong a-stem:

More information singular, plural ...

Derived terms

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Brett, Dutch berd, Old English bred.

Noun

Brett n (plural Bredder)

  1. bracket
  2. board

Synonyms

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