brot
Alemannic German
Alternative forms
- broud, bruat, bròt, bröt
Etymology
From Middle High German and Old High German brōt, from Proto-Germanic *braudą. Cognate with German Brot, Dutch brood, English bread, Icelandic brauð.
Noun
brot n
- (Formazza) bread
References
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Catalan
Etymology
From Gothic *𐌱𐍂𐌿𐍄 (*brut).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈbɾot/
- Rhymes: -ot
Noun
brot m (plural brots)
- (botany) shoot
- (figuratively) outbreak
- (idiomatic) stroke of work
Derived terms
- brotar
- rebrot
Further reading
- “brot” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “brot” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dalmatian
Adjective
brot
- Alternative form of brut
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse brot (“something broken”), from Proto-Germanic *breutaną (“to break”).
Noun
brot n (genitive singular brots, plural brot)
- breaking, break, breach, rupture
- breach, infringement, violation
- extract, fraction
Declension
Declension of brot | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
n3 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | brot | brotið | brot | brotini |
accusative | brot | brotið | brot | brotini |
dative | broti | brotinum | brotum | brotunum |
genitive | brots | brotsins | brota | brotanna |
Derived terms
- aldubrot
- beinbrot
- brotsmaður
- brotsspark
- brotsteigur
- brotsverk
- grótbrot
- innbrot
- jarnbrot
- ljóðbrot
- ljósbrot
- lógarbrot
- træbrot
- vónbrot
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse brot (“something broken”), from Proto-Germanic *breutaną (“to break”). Akin to Old English gebrot, Middle English brotel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /prɔːt/
- Rhymes: -ɔːt
Noun
brot n (genitive singular brots, nominative plural brot)
- a fracture
- a violation
- (mathematics) a fraction
Declension
n-s | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | brot | brotið | brot | brotin |
accusative | brot | brotið | brot | brotin |
dative | broti | brotinu | brotum | brotunum |
genitive | brots | brotsins | brota | brotanna |
Derived terms
- þykja súrt í broti
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʀoːt/
Verb
brot
- inflection of broden:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
- second-person plural imperative
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- brott
Etymology
From Old Norse brot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bro(ː)t/, [brɞ̞ːt], [bɾɞ̞t], /brotː/, [bɾɞ̞tː]
Noun
brot n (definite singular brotet, indefinite plural brot, definite plural brota)
- a break, fracture, rupture
- Det er eit brot i okla hennar.
- There is a fracture in her ankle.
- Skaden førte til mange store brot i røyra.
- The damage lead to many large ruptures in the pipes.
- a violation, breach, crime
- Det var eit klårt brot på lova.
- It was a clear violation of the law.
- a quarry
Derived terms
- gjennombrot
- hovudbrot
- lovbrot
- samanbrot
- steinbrot
- straumbrot
- utbrot
See also
- brudd (Bokmål)
References
- “brot” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan
Etymology
From Gothic *𐌱𐍂𐌿𐍄 (*brut), from or related to Proto-Germanic *spreutaną (“to come out, spring”).
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
brot m (plural brots)
- (botany) shoot
Derived terms
- brotar
Old High German
Alternative forms
- prot, prooth, *brōd (northern variant)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *braud, from Proto-Germanic *braudą, whence also Old Saxon brōd (German Low German Broot[1]), Old English brēad (English bread), Old Frisian brād (West Frisian brea), Dutch brood, Old Norse brauð (Icelandic brauð).
Noun
brōt n
- bread
- The Lord's Prayer, circa 830
- unsar brōt tagalīhhaz gib uns hiutu
- give us this day our daily bread
- The Lord's Prayer, circa 830
Descendants
- Middle High German: brōt, brōd
- Alemannic German: Brot
- Italian Walser: brot, broud, bruat, bròt, bröt
- Bavarian: Brout, proat
- Cimbrian: proat, pròat
- Mòcheno: proat
- Central Franconian: Brot, Brut
- Hunsrik: Brod, proot
- Luxembourgish: Brout
- German: Brot
- Pennsylvania German: Brot
- Vilamovian: brūt
- Yiddish: ברויט (broyt)
- Alemannic German: Brot
References
- http://www.lowlands-l.net/talk/deu/niedersachsisch.html
Polabian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bratrъ, *bratъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brɔt/
Noun
brot m
- brother
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Borrowed from English broth.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾɔht̪/
Noun
brot m (genitive singular brota, plural brotan)
- soup
- broth
Derived terms
- brot Albannach
Further reading
- MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “brot”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN