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Brett
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brett
English
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Pronunciation
en /bɹɛt/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Brett.wav Southern England
en ɛt 1
Etymology 1
en ine-pro *kʷer-
Related to en Breton, en Brittany, and more distantly en Briton.
Proper noun
en nicknames meaning "Breton, an inhabitant of Brittany".
en unisex surnames.
en Dave Davies Has Tucker Carlson created the most racist show in the history of cable news? w:NPR https://www.npr.org/2022/05/12/1098488908/has-tucker-carlson-created-the-most-racist-show-in-the-history-of-cable-news 2022-05-12 w:Nicholas Confessore In his cast of characters, you really see a disproportionate focus, I think, on Black women - on Kamala Harris, who he's insinuated only has her job today because of who she dated; to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who he's demanded the LSAT scores of - I don't recall him demanding the LSAT scores for Brett Kavanaugh - Karine Jean-Pierre. https://web.archive.org/web/20230628114636/https://www.npr.org/2022/05/12/1098488908/has-tucker-carlson-created-the-most-racist-show-in-the-history-of-cable-news
en river co/Suffolk cc/England which joins the Suffolk River x/Stour at en Higham in Babergh district.
Alternative forms
male given name en Bret
Etymology 2
Short for Brettanomyces genus.
Noun
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en informal Brettanomyces genus, a yeast genus that is used in brewing some beers, and can also affect the taste of wine.
en Brewing Fungi
East Central German
Alternative forms
gmw-ecg Breet Braat Bratt
Etymology
Compare lb Breet, de Breite.
Noun
gmw-ecg noun f
gmw-ecg Erzgebirgisch breadth, width
gmw-ecg 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
https://www.erzgebirgisch.de/b.braat_1.wort
German
Etymology
From de gmh brët, from de goh brët, from de gmw-pro *bred, from de gem-pro *bredą, an e-grade byform of gem-pro *burdą board, plank. Cognate with ang bred and yi ברעט.
Pronunciation
de /bʁɛt/
de ɛt 1
de De-Brett.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de De-at-Brett.ogg Austria
Noun
n,(e)s,er chen,lein,erl,l
board, plank
de Die Fenster des verlassenen Hauses waren alle mit Brettern vernagelt. The windows of the abandoned house were all boarded up (nailed shut with boards).
de slang music energetic, forceful track
Declension
n,(e)s,er
Hyponyms
de Balancierbrett ("balance board") Bügelbrett Dielenbrett Eichenbrett Fensterbrett Griffbrett Holzbrett Kiefernbrett Klemmbrett Küchenbrett Reißbrett Schwarzes Brett Scherbrett Schneidbrett Spritzbrett Sprungbrett Trittbrett Wandbrett
Derived terms
de Brettchen einen Stein im Brett haben ein Brett vor dem Kopf haben dicker Bretter bohren Brett vor dem Kopf
Descendants
eo breto 1
Further reading
Hunsrik
Noun
n Bretter Brettche
board
hrx En Brett fum Boddem is los. A floorboard is loose.
Further reading
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Old English
Alternative forms
ang Bret
Etymology
From a British form of ang la Brittō.
Pronunciation
Brett
Proper noun
m
ang Britain Briton
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript A, year 491
ang Ne wearþ þǣr furðum ān Brett tō lāfe. There was not even one Briton left.
ang Breton Brittany
Declension
Brett
Derived terms
ang Brettas Brettisċ brettwīelisċ
Related terms
ang Breten
ang Demonyms
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare de Brett, nl berd, ang bred.
Noun
pdc noun n plural Bredder
bracket
board
Synonyms
pdc Bord