Noun: Brett
Gender: Neuter
Hyphenation:
Nominative
Indefinite
| Singular | ein Brett |
| Plural | Bretter |
Definite
| Singular | das Brett |
| Plural | die Bretter |
Genitive
Indefinite
| Singular | eines Brettes; Bretts |
| Plural | Bretter |
Definite
| Singular | des Brettes; Bretts |
| Plural | der Bretter |
Dative
Indefinite
| Singular | einem Brett; Brette |
| Plural | Brettern |
Definite
| Singular | dem Brett; Brette |
| Plural | den Brettern |
Accusative
Indefinite
| Singular | ein Brett |
| Plural | Bretter |
Definite
| Singular | das Brett |
| Plural | die Bretter |
Sample Sentences
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Die Fenster des verlassenen Hauses waren alle mit Brettern vernagelt. (The windows of the abandoned house were all boarded up (nailed shut with boards).)
Nouns inflected like Brett
Rechenbrett,
Damoklesschwert,
Adlernest,
Wunderkind,
Mannsbild,
Prachtweib,
Schwarzgeld,
Warnschild,
Federkleid,
Christkind,
Sackgeld,
Holzbrett,
Schriftbild,
Rossigkeitsgesicht,
Ölfeld,
Tanzlied,
Ölbild,
Vermittlungsentgelt,
Erfindergeist,
Kleingeist, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Middle High German brët, from Old High German brët, from Proto-West Germanic *bred, from Proto-Germanic *bredą, an e-grade byform of *burdą (“board, plank”). Cognate with Old English bred and Yiddish ברעט (bret). See: Old English Nouns '
bred'.
Verbs referencing "Brett"
Old English Nouns
bred, Norwegian Bokmål Nouns
brett, Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns
brett, Swedish Nouns
bräda, French Nouns
bredouille, Danish Nouns
bræt, Dutch Nouns
berd, Latin Nouns
bredum, Swedish Nouns
bräde.
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