brétema

Galician

brétema in Galicia

Alternative forms

• brêtema (reintegrationist)
• brétima, brétoa, brétoma

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Suevic [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic *brāþm (“vapour”). Cognate with German Brodem (“vapor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɾɛtɪmɐ]

Noun

brétema f (plural brétemas)

1. mist, fog

   Synonyms: mera, neboeiro

2. drizzle

Derived terms

• bretemoso

References

• “brétema” 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.