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Breet
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breet
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From lb gmh breide, from lb goh *breidī, West Central German form of goh breitī, from lb gmw-pro *braidī. Cognate with de Breite. The lb -t- in the plural after the suffix lb -t (as in lb Héicht). Compare similarly lb haart hard > lb haarden, but lb Häert hardness > lb Häerten.
Pronunciation
lb [bʀeːt]
lb eːt 1
lb breet
Noun
f
breadth, width
lb geography latitude
lb Längt
lb hence in the plural region of the world
lb an eise Breeten in our parts of the world, in western Europe
Related terms
lb ausbreeden breet