bresti

See also: bręsti and Bresti

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛstɪ

Noun

bresti

1. indefinite dative singular of brestur
2. indefinite accusative plural of brestur

Verb

bresti

1. subjunctive first-person singular present of bresta
2. subjunctive third-person singular present of bresta

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bresti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɛ̀ːsti/

Verb

brésti impf

1. (intransitive) to wade

Conjugation

Class I, accentual type IIA (accent is directly before infinitive ending and not directly before present indicative endings), imperfective

Infinitive brésti (ø-ti)

Long infinitive (usually only written, except in very formal contexts)		brésti
Short infinitive (in spoken formal language, colloquial)		brȅst, brēst
Supine		brȅst, brȇst
l-participle
	masculine	feminine	neuter
singular	brēdəł, brẹ̄dəł, brȅł	brēdla, bréla	brēdlo, brélo
dual	brēdla, bréla	brēdli, bréli	brēdli, bréli
plural	brēdli, bréli	brēdle, bréle	brēdla, bréla
n-/t-participle (passive participle)
	masculine	feminine	neuter
singular	bredȅn	bredéna	bredéno
dual	bredéna	bredéni	bredéni
plural	bredéni	bredéne	bredéna
š-participle
	masculine	feminine	neuter
singular	–	–	–
dual	–	–	–
plural	–	–	–
adverbial š-participle		–
True gerund		brédenje
Objectified gerund		–

Present stem brédem (e-m)

Present indicative
	singular	dual	plural
1st person	brédem	brédeva, brédema	brédemo
2nd person	brédeš	brédeta, brédesta	brédete, brédeste
3rd person	bréde	brédeta, brédesta	brédejo
Imperative
	singular	dual	plural
1st person	brédi	bredȋva, bredȋma	bredȋmo
2nd person	brédi	bredȋta	bredȋte
3rd person	brédi	bredȋta	–
č-participle
	masculine	feminine	neuter
singular	bredọ̄č	bredọ́ča	bredọ́če
dual	bredọ́ča	bredọ́či	bredọ́či
plural	bredọ́či	bredọ́če	bredọ́ča
adverbial participles
č-participle		bredọ̄č
e-participle		–

Derived terms

• prebrésti
• zabrésti

Further reading

• “bresti”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024