Brücke

Brücke

German

Eine Brücke

Etymology

From Old High German brugga, brucca (akin to Old Saxon bruggia), from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ. Compare Dutch brug, English bridge, Low German Brüch, Danish brygge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʁʏkə/

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• Rhymes: -ʏkə
• Hyphenation: Brü‧cke; pre-1996: Brük‧ke

Noun

Brücke f (genitive Brücke, plural Brücken, diminutive Brückchen n)

1. bridge
2. (software, design) The bridge pattern
3. pons (in the brain, "bridging" the brain stem with the rest of the brain)

Declension

Declension of Brücke

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Brücke	die	Brücken
genitive	einer	der	Brücke	der	Brücken
dative	einer	der	Brücke	den	Brücken
accusative	eine	die	Brücke	die	Brücken

Synonyms

• (pons): Pons m

Derived terms

• Eselsbrücke
• überbrücken
• Zahnbrücke
• Zugbrücke

Further reading

• Brücke in Duden online