brot
Alemannic German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German and Old High German brōt, from Proto-West Germanic *braud. Cognate with German Brot, Dutch brood, English bread, Icelandic brauð.
Noun edit
brot n
References edit
- 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 edit
Etymology edit
From Gothic *𐌱𐍂𐌿𐍄 (*brut), from or related to Proto-Germanic *spreutaną (“to come out, spring”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
brot m (plural brots)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “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 edit
Adjective edit
brot
- Alternative form of brut
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse brot (“something broken”), from Proto-Germanic *brutą (“piece”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
brot n (genitive singular brots, plural brot)
Declension edit
Declension of brot | ||||
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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 |
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Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse brot (“something broken”), from Proto-Germanic *brutą (“piece”). Akin to Old English ġebrot, Middle English brotel.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
brot n (genitive singular brots, nominative plural brot)
- a fracture
- a violation
- (mathematics) a fraction
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Luxembourgish edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
brot
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
See also edit
- brudd (Bokmål)
References edit
- “brot” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan edit
Etymology edit
From Gothic *𐌱𐍂𐌿𐍄 (*brut), from or related to Proto-Germanic *spreutaną (“to come out, spring”).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
brot m (plural brots)
Derived terms edit
Old High German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
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 edit
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Polabian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Slavic *bratrъ, *bratъ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
brot m ?
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
brot m (genitive singular brota, plural brotan)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “brot”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN