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 (feminine e brishtëe)

1. fragile, brittle, friable

   Synonym: theç

2. weak, slim

   Synonyms: i dobët, i hollë

3. (figurative) oversensitive, thin-skinned

   Synonym: i ndjeshëm

References

• “brishtë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 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