brok
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch broc (“broken piece”), from Old Dutch *bruk, from Proto-Germanic *brukka-, *brukiz (“breakable”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brɔk/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: brok
- Rhymes: -ɔk
Noun
brok m or n (plural brokken, diminutive brokje n)
- A scrap, remnant of shattering.
- (in the plural, informal) damage, harm, wreckage, pieces (as a consequence of an accident)
- A lump, chunk, piece.
- (in the plural) A dry, lumpy form of pet food.
Derived terms
- brokken
- brokkenmaken
- brokkenmelk
- brokkenpap
- brokkenpiloot
- brokstuk
- galgebrok
- hondenbrok
- kattenbrok
Related terms
- breken
Descendants
- Negerhollands: broki, brokkie, brokkies
- → Virgin Islands Creole: broki (archaic)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse brók, from Proto-Germanic *brōks. Akin to English breeches.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bruːk/
Noun
brok f (definite singular broka, indefinite plural brøker, definite plural brøkene)
- (clothing) A pair of trousers, pants.
Derived terms
- brokbein
- gammalbrok
- karabrok
- knebrok
- langbrok
- skinnbrok
- spanderbrok
- stuttbrok
- underbrok
- utanpåbrok
- vadmålsbrok
References
- “brok” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- bork
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Brocken, from Middle High German brocke, from Old High German brocco, from Proto-Germanic *brukkô.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brɔk/
- Rhymes: -ɔk
- Syllabification: brok
- Homophone: Brok
Noun
brok m inan
- (hunting) birdshot, very fine hunting shot (small metal balls used as ammunition)
- Hypernym: śrut
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | brok |
| genitive | broku |
| dative | brokowi |
| accusative | brok |
| instrumental | brokiem |
| locative | broku |
| vocative | broku |
Further reading
- brok in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- brok in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Westrobothnian
Etymology 1
From Old Norse brók, cognate with Old English brōc (whence the English breech, breeches), Old High German bruoh (whence German Bruch) and Finnish ruoke (loanword).
Noun
brok f
- A pair of trousers, pants.
Related terms
- bööks
- hussu
- kjohll
- kleda
- skjohtt
- trȯij
Etymology 2
From brok (“pied, motley colored”), from Old Norse, from Proto-Germanic *brōk-uhta- (“speckle, spot”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁ǵ- (“to brighten”), thus related to Old Norse bjartr (“bright”). Compare other North Germanic forms brog(e), brok(e).
Noun
brok m
- A variegated horse.
Noun
brok f
- A variegated mare.
- A variegated, multicolored fabric or cloth.
Related terms
- broku (“variegated”)