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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/braką
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *brekaną (“to break”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbre.kɑ̃/
Noun
*braką n[1]
- a creaking noise
- a breaking, fracture
Inflection
| neuter a-stemDeclension of *braką (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *braką | *brakō | |
| vocative | *braką | *brakō | |
| accusative | *braką | *brakō | |
| genitive | *brakas, *brakis | *brakǫ̂ | |
| dative | *brakai | *brakamaz | |
| instrumental | *brakō | *brakamiz | |
Descendants
- Old English: bræc
- Middle Low German: brak
- Middle High German: brach
- Old Norse: brak
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*brakan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 53