brétema

Galician

brétema in Galicia

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Suevic [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic *brāþm (vapour). Cognate with German Brodem (vapor).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɾɛtɪmɐ]

Noun

brétema f (plural brétemas)

  1. mist, fog
    Synonyms: mera, neboeiro
  2. drizzle

Derived terms

  • bretemoso

References

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