broth
See also: broþ
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English broth, from Old English broþ (“broth”), from Proto-West Germanic *broþ (“broth”), from Proto-Germanic *bruþą (“broth”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to seethe, roil, brew”). Akin to Old English breowan (“to brew”), equivalent to brew + -th.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /bɹɔθ/, enPR: brôth
- (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA(key): /bɹɑθ/, enPR: brŏth
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɹɒθ/, enPR: brŏth
- Rhymes: -ɒθ
Audio (US) (file)
Noun edit
broth (countable and uncountable, plural broths)
- (uncountable) Water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled.
- Synonyms: bouillon, liquor, pot liquor, stock
- (countable) A soup made from broth and other ingredients such as vegetables, herbs or diced meat.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Scottish Gaelic: brot
Translations edit
water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled
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soup made from broth
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See also edit
Anagrams edit
Irish edit
Noun edit
broth m (genitive singular brotha)
- Alternative form of bruth (“heat; rash, eruption; nap, pile, covering”)
Declension edit
Declension of broth
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
broth | bhroth | mbroth |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “broth”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English broþ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
broth (plural brothes)
Descendants edit
References edit
- “broth, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-09.