brishtë

== Albanian == === Alternative forms === brizhdë, i brizhdë, i brizhdët — Gheg === Etymology === From Proto-Albanian *breg(i)štā, from a disused verb, a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break”). Compare Latin fragilis (“id”), English break, German bersten, Manx brish, Irish briste. === Adjective === i brishtë fragile, brittle, friable Synonym: theç weak, slim Synonyms: i dobët, i hollë (figurative) oversensitive, thin-skinned Synonym: i ndjeshëm === References === FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980 “brishtë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006 Mann, S. E. (1948), “brizhdët”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 38