Brest

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɹɛst/ Rhymes: -ɛst Homophone: breast === Etymology 1 === From Breton Brest (via French), from Proto-Celtic *brixs (“hill”), compare Scottish Gaelic bre. ==== Proper noun ==== Brest A port city in Brittany, France. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Russian Брест (Brest). ==== Proper noun ==== Brest A city in Belarus, on the border with Poland. Synonyms: Brest-Litovsk, Brest-on-the-Bug ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === Streb == French == === Etymology === From earlier Bresta, from Proto-Celtic *brixs (“hill”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic bre (“hill”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bʁɛst/ === Proper noun === Brest m Brest (a city in Brittany, France) ==== Derived terms ==== Brestois brestois tonnerre de Brest === References === Room, Adrian, Place Names of the World, 2nd ed., McFarland & Co., 2006. == Portuguese == === Etymology 1 === Unadapted borrowing from French Brest. ==== Proper noun ==== Brest ? Brest (a city in Brittany, France) === Etymology 2 === From Belarusian Брэст (Brest). ==== Proper noun ==== Brest ? Brest (a city in Belarus) == Spanish == === Proper noun === Brest ? Brest (a city in Brittany) Brest (a city in Belarus)