Brett

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɹɛt/ Rhymes: -ɛt === Etymology 1 === Related to Breton, Brittany, and more distantly Briton. ==== Proper noun ==== Brett A surname transferred from the nickname meaning "Breton, an inhabitant of Brittany". A unisex given name transferred from the surname. A river in Suffolk, England, which joins the Suffolk River Stour at Higham in Babergh district. ===== Alternative forms ===== (male given name): Bret === Etymology 2 === Short for Brettanomyces. ==== Noun ==== Brett (uncountable) (informal) Brettanomyces, a yeast genus that is used in brewing some beers, and can also affect the taste of wine. == East Central German == === Alternative forms === Breet, Braat, Bratt === Etymology === Compare Luxembourgish Breet, German Breite. === Noun === Brett f (Erzgebirgisch) breadth, width === References === https://www.erzgebirgisch.de/b.braat_1.wort == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German bret, from Old High German bret, from Proto-West Germanic *bred, from Proto-Germanic *bredą, an e-grade byform of *burdą (“board, plank”). Cognate with Old English bred and Yiddish ברעט (bret). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bʁɛt/ Rhymes: -ɛt === Noun === Brett n (strong, genitive Brettes or Bretts, plural Bretter, diminutive Brettchen n or Brettlein n) board, plank (slang, music) energetic, forceful track ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Esperanto: breto === Further reading === “Brett” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Brett” in Duden online “Brett” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Hunsrik == === Noun === Brett n (plural Bretter, diminutive Brettche) board === Further reading === Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Brett”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 28 == Old English == === Alternative forms === Bret === Etymology === From a British form of Latin Brittō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /brett/, [bret] === Proper noun === Brett m Briton (native or inhabitant of Britain) Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript A, year 491 Breton (native or inhabitant of Brittany) ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== Brettas Brettisċ ==== Related terms ==== Breten == Pennsylvania German == === Etymology === Compare German Brett, Dutch berd, Old English bred. === Noun === Brett n (plural Bredder) bracket board ==== Synonyms ==== Bord