breiðs

Breiðs is an Icelandic term related to the concept of breadth or width. In modern standard Icelandic, the noun for width is breidd, and the adjective for broad is breiður (masculine), breið meðal form changes with gender and number. Breiðs appears primarily in historical, poetic, or technical-text contexts as an inflected or variant form connected to the idea of breadth, rather than as a common everyday noun.

Etymology and related forms: Breiðs is linked to Old Norse and other North Germanic roots meaning broad or wide. It shares a common ancestry with words such as breidd (width) and breiður (broad), reflecting how the concept of width has developed across related languages.

Usage and sense: The term conveys the idea of extent across a measuring dimension perpendicular to length. It can appear in scholarly discussions about geometry, cartography, architecture, and landscape description, especially in older texts or linguistic analyses. In contemporary Icelandic, breidd remains the standard term for the measurable width, while breiðs is less common and more likely to be encountered in historical or linguistic discussion rather than everyday speech.

See also: breidd, breiður, breiða. Notes: As a modern, standalone noun, breiðs is not widely used outside specialized or historical contexts; for general purposes, breidd is the preferred word to express width or breadth.