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Old English · proper noun

Brett

Part of speech
proper noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/brett/
[bret]
Syllables
brett (1 syllable)
Modern English
britonbrittanybreton

Meaning

  1. Briton (native or inhabitant of Britain)

    Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Manuscript A, year 491

    There was not even one Briton left.

  2. Breton (native or inhabitant of Brittany)

Declension

Declension of Brett
SingularPlural
Nominative BrettBrettas
Accusative BrettBrettas
Genitive BrettesBretta
Dative BretteBrettum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From a British form of Latin Brittō.

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