Brücke
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German brucke, from Old High German brugga, brucca, from Proto-West Germanic *bruggju. The neurological sense “pons” is a semantic loan from Latin pōns.
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Brücke f (genitive Brücke, plural Brücken, diminutive Brückchen n)
- bridge
- (software, design) The bridge pattern
- pons (in the brain, "bridging" the brain stem with the rest of the brain)
- Synonym: Pons m
Declension edit
Declension of Brücke [feminine]
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Further reading edit
- “Brücke” in Duden online
- “Brücke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Brücke” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.