Brett
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɹɛt/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛt
Etymology 1
Related to Breton, Brittany, and more distantly Briton.
Proper noun
Brett
- A surname transferred from the nickname meaning "Breton, an inhabitant of Brittany".
- A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
Alternative forms
- (male given name): Bret
Etymology 2
Short for Brettanomyces.
Noun
Brett (uncountable)
- (informal) Brettanomyces, a yeast genus that is used in brewing some beers, and can also affect the taste of wine.
East Central German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Compare Luxembourgish Breet, German Breite.
Noun
Brett f
- (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)
- 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).
- (slang, music) energetic, forceful track
Declension
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Esperanto: breto
Further reading
- “Brett” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Brett” in Duden online
- “Brett” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Hunsrik
Noun
Brett n (nominative plural Bretter, diminutive Brettche)
- board
- En Brett fum Boddem is los.
- A floorboard is loose.
Declension
Further reading
- Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Brett”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 28
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From a British form of Latin Brittō.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Brett m
- Briton (indigenous person of Britain)
- Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript A, year 491
- Ne wearþ þǣr furðum ān Brett tō lāfe.
- There was not even one Briton left.
- Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript A, year 491
- Breton (inhabitant of Brittany)
Declension
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Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German Brett, Dutch berd, Old English bred.
Noun
Brett n (plural Bredder)
Synonyms
- English 1-syllable words
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- Rhymes:English/ɛt
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- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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- en:Brewing
- en:Fungi
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- Erzgebirgisch
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- German terms inherited from Middle High German
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- Rhymes:German/ɛt
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