brestur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse brestr, from Proto-Germanic *brestuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɛstʏr/
• Rhymes: -ɛstʏr

Noun

brestur m (genitive singular brests, nominative plural brestir)

1. crack, crackle, noise
   • heyra brak og bresti í ísnum
   • Mér er sem ég heyri bresti og brak
2. flaw, crack, split, fissure, rupture
3. flaw, failure
4. gap, lack, shortcoming, deficit, deficiency

Declension

Declension of brestur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	brestur	bresturinn	brestir	brestirnir
accusative	brest	brestinn	bresti	brestina
dative	bresti	brestinum	brestum	brestunum
genitive	brests	brestsins	bresta	brestanna

Derived terms

• öryggisbrestur (“security gap”)
• þverbrestur (“weak point”)
• trúnaðarbrestur (“breach of confidence”)
• traustabrestur

See also

• veikleiki