Breet

See also: breet

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German breide, from Old High German *breidī, West Central German form of breitī, from Proto-West Germanic *braidī. Cognate with German Breite. The -t- in the plural after the suffix -t (as in Héicht). Compare similarly haart (“hard”) > haarden, but Häert (“hardness”) > Häerten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʀeːt]
  • Rhymes: -eːt
  • Homophone: breet

Noun

Breet f (plural Breeten)

  1. breadth, width
  2. (geography) latitude
    Coordinate term: Längt
  3. (hence in the plural) region of the world
    an eise Breeten ― in our parts of the world, in western Europe
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