brétema

Galician

brétema in Galicia

Alternative forms

brêtema (reintegrationist)
brétima, brétoa, brétoma

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈbɾɛtɪmɐ]

Noun

brétema f (plural brétemas)

mist, fog
Synonyms: mera, neboeiro
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.

Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “brétema”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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