brezza

Italian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. Could be from Catalan brisa, influenced by rezze. Alternatively, from Vulgar Latin *brevidia, derived from a word which gave rise to Italian breva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbret.t͡sa/, (traditional) /ˈbred.d͡za/
• Rhymes: -ettsa, (traditional) -eddza
• Hyphenation: bréz‧za

Noun

brezza f (plural brezze)

1. breeze

Derived terms

• brezzolina

Further reading

• “brezza”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Old High German

The spelling of this entry has been normalized according to the principles established by Wiktionary's editor community or recent spelling standards of the language. This particular spelling is unattested.

Alternative forms

• breza, preczen

Etymology

A clipping of brēzitella or a syncopic form of brēzzita.

Noun

brēzza f

1. synonym of brēzitella

Declension

Declension of brēzza (feminine n-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	brēzza	brēzzūn
accusative	brēzzūn	brēzzūn
genitive	brēzzūn	brēzzōno
dative	brēzzūn	brēzzōm, brēzzōn

Descendants

• Middle High German: brezze, pretze
  • Bavarian: Breze, Brezn
    • → German: Breze, Brezen, Brezn
  • German: Bretze (obsolete)
  • Rhine Franconian:

    Palatine German: Bretze

  • → Ladin: prezen
  • → Hungarian: perec
    • → Serbo-Croatian:

      Latin script: pereca

      Cyrillic script: переца

  • → Slovene: presta