brétema

Galician

brétema in Galicia

Alternative forms

brétima, brétoma

Etymology

From Suevic or Gothic, from Proto-Germanic *brēþmaz or *breþmaz (“breath”). Cognate with German Brodem (“vapor”).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɛtema/

Noun

brétema f (plural brétemas)

mist, fog

Synonyms

mera
néboa

Derived terms

bretemoso

References

“bretema” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“brétema” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“brétema” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. brétema.

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