breton

See also: Breton, bretón, and Bréton

Esperanto

Noun

breton

1. accusative singular of breto

French

Etymology

See Breton

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁə.tɔ̃/

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Adjective

breton (feminine bretonne, masculine plural bretons, feminine plural bretonnes)

1. (relational) Breton (of or relating to Brittany, its language or people)

Derived terms

• cotriade bretonne
• far breton
• homard breton
• kir breton
• Marais breton

 

Noun

breton m (uncountable)

1. the Breton language

   Plusieurs mots de la langue française tel que bijou sont issus du breton. ― Several words of the French language such as bijou come from Breton.

Derived terms

• bretonnant
• bretonner
• moyen breton
• vieux breton

 

Further reading

• “breton”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• robent

Occitan

Pronunciation

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Adjective

breton m (feminine singular bretona, masculine plural bretons, feminine plural bretonas)

1. Breton (of or relating to Brittany, its language or people)

Noun

breton m (plural bretons)

1. the Breton language

Old French

Etymology

From Latin Brittonem, accusative singular of Britto.

Adjective

breton m (oblique and nominative feminine singular bretone)

1. Breton (of or relating to Brittany, its language or people)

Declension

Declension of breton

Number	Case	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Singular	Subject	bretons	bretone	breton
	Oblique	breton			bretone	breton
Plural	Subject	breton	bretones		breton
	Oblique	bretons			bretones	breton

Old High German

Etymology

Possibly from a Proto-West Germanic *bredōn, a variant of *breutan (“to beat”). Compare Old English breotan (“to break, destroy”).

Verb

brëtōn

1. to beat down, to fell (to the ground)

   breton mit sinu billiu

   beat down with his sword

Conjugation

Conjugation of bretōn (weak class 2)

infinitive	bretōn
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	bretōm, bretōn	bretōta
2nd person singular	bretōs, bretōst	bretōtōs, bretōtōst
3rd person singular	bretōt	bretōta
1st person plural	bretōm, bretōmēs	bretōtum, bretōtumēs
2nd person plural	bretōt	bretōtut
3rd person plural	bretōnt	bretōtun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	breto	bretōti
2nd person singular	bretōs, bretōst	bretōtīs
3rd person singular	breto	bretōti
1st person plural	bretōm, bretōmēs	bretōtīm, bretōtīmēs
2nd person plural	bretōt	bretōtīt
3rd person plural	bretōn	bretōtīn
imperative	present
singular	breto
plural	bretōt
participle	present	past
	bretōnti	gibretōt

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /breˈton/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French breton.

Adjective

breton m or n (feminine singular bretonă, masculine plural bretoni, feminine and neuter plural bretone)

1. Breton

Declension

Declension of breton

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	breton		bretonă	bretoni	bretone
	definite	bretonul		bretona	bretonii	bretonele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	breton		bretone	bretoni	bretone
	definite	bretonului		bretonei	bretonilor	bretonelor

Noun

breton m (plural bretoni)

1. Breton (person)

Etymology 2

From French [à la] bretonne.

Noun

breton n (plural bretoane)

1. (hair) bangs, fringe