Bruch
See also: bruch and bŕuch
German
Etymology 1
From Middle High German bruch, from Old High German bruh, from Proto-Germanic *brukiz. Cognate with Yiddish בראָך (brokh), Dutch breuk, English breach, which last see for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʁʊx/
Audio (Austria) (file)
Noun
Bruch m (genitive Bruches or Bruchs, plural Brüche)
- fracture
- breach
- (mathematics) fraction
Declension
Declension of Bruch
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Bruch | die | Brüche |
genitive | eines | des | Bruches, Bruchs | der | Brüche |
dative | einem | dem | Bruch, Bruche1 | den | Brüchen |
accusative | einen | den | Bruch | die | Brüche |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Derived terms
- Abbruch
- Aufbruch
- Ausbruch
- Bruchbude
- Bruchfläche
- brüchig
- Bruchkäse
- Bruchkuchen
- Bruchlandung
- Bruchstein
- Bruchstrich
- Bruchstück
- Bruchzahl
- Durchbruch
- Ehebruch
- Einbruch
- Hausfriedensbruch
- Knochenbruch
- Rechtsbruch
- Schiffbruch
- Sollbruchstelle
- Steinbruch
- Umbruch
- Wegbruch
- Wolkenbruch
- zu Bruch gehen
- Zusammenbruch
Etymology 2
From Middle High German bruoch, from Old High German bruoh, from Proto-Germanic *brōkaz. Cognate with Dutch broek, English brook, which latter see for more.
Alternative forms
- -broich (in Rhenish placenames)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʁuːx/
- IPA(key): /bʁʊx/ (now commonly, per etymology 1)
Noun
Bruch m or n (genitive Bruches, plural Brüche or Brücher)
- (now chiefly in placenames) A wetland; marsh; moist meadow (usually kinds fit for pastoral use, rather than actual bogs or swamps)
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /prux/
Noun
Bruch m (plural Brich)
- breach
- hernia
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Luxembourgish
Proper noun
Bruch
- A small town in central Luxembourg.
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German Bruch, Dutch breuk, English breach.
Noun
Bruch m (plural Brich)
- quarry
- breach
- hernia
Plautdietsch
Noun
Bruch m
- rupture
- hiatus
- hernia