breshë

Breshë is a term found in Albanian-language usage that refers to hail, the ice precipitation. In standard Albanian, the common term for hail is breshër, with the definite form breshëri; breshë appears primarily as a dialectal variant or in older texts. The word is feminine in gender and may refer to hailstones or to a hailstorm in meteorological or literary contexts.

In everyday speech and in poetry, breshë can be used to evoke the violence of a storm, the agricultural impact of hail, or the suddenness of weather changes. Its use is more typical in rural areas and in dialectal speech, where breshë and breshër may be heard depending on the speaker and region. As with other Albanian weather terms, spellings and pronunciations vary with orthographic reform and local dialect.

Etymology and classification: Breshë is of Albanian origin and is related, in some dialects, to the standard term for hail, functioning as a dialectal variant of breshër. The term is documented primarily in dialectal literature and older texts; in contemporary formal or meteorological writing, breshër and breshëri are typically preferred.