brez

== Albanian == === Etymology === To be split as brê (“belt, girdle”) +‎ -zë (“diminutive suffix”). The base continues Common Albanian *brê, from Proto-Albanian *brêna-, which may go back to an Early-Proto-Albanian *brœna-, from Pre-Proto-Albanian *brōna-, or directly from Pre-Proto-Albanian *brena-. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰróh₁no- (“that which binds, strap”). Proto-Albanian *brêna- was borrowed into Romanian as *brenu > *brinu > modern brîu (“belt”), whence also Aromanian brîn (“belt”). === Noun === brez m (plural breza, definite brezi, definite plural brezat) belt, girdle, waistband sash waistline, midriff (by extension) climatic zone (by extension) generation, bloodline ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== mbreh === References === === Further reading === “brez”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006 FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980 == Serbo-Croatian == === Alternative forms === bèz (standard) prez, preza (Croatia) === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bez, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeǵʰs. === Preposition === brez (Cyrillic spelling брез) [with genitive] (Croatia, Kajkavian, Chakavian) without == Slovene == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bez, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeǵʰs. First attested in the 15th century. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /brɛs/ ==== Preposition ==== brèz (+ genitive case) without === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== brez genitive dual/plural of breza === Further reading === “brez”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026