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/
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Noun

Bruch m (genitive Bruches or Bruchs, plural Brüche)

  1. fracture
  2. breach
  3. (mathematics) fraction
Declension
Declension of Bruch
singular plural
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

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʁuːx/
  • IPA(key): /bʁʊx/ (now commonly, per etymology 1)

Noun

Bruch m or n (genitive Bruches, plural Brüche or Brücher)

  1. (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)

  1. breach
  2. hernia

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Proper noun

Bruch

  1. A small town in central Luxembourg.

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Bruch, Dutch breuk, English breach.

Noun

Bruch m (plural Brich)

  1. quarry
  2. breach
  3. hernia

Plautdietsch

Noun

Bruch m

  1. rupture
  2. hiatus
  3. hernia
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