Broch
See also: broch and broc'h
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German bruh, from Proto-Germanic *brukiz. Cognate with German Bruch, Dutch breuk, English breach.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʀoχ/
Noun
Broch m (plural Bréch)
- breakage
- fracture
- (mathematics) fraction
- (pathology) hernia
- quarry
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brɔx/
Proper noun
The Broch
- Doric form of Fraserburgh (“a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland”)
- Doric form of Burghead (“a town in Moray, Scotland”)