Brak

See also: brak, brák, bräk, bråk, and břak

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Borrowed from French baraque (“hut, shack”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʀaːk/
  • Rhymes: -aːk

Noun

Brak f (plural Braken)

1. shack, hut
2. (colloquial) dump, pigsty, messy place

Polish

Etymology

From brak (“lack; dearth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brak/
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: Brak

Proper noun

Brak m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Brak

	singular	plural
nominative	Brak	Brakowie
genitive	Braka	Braków
dative	Brakowi	Brakom
accusative	Braka	Braków
instrumental	Brakiem	Brakami
locative	Braku	Brakach
vocative	Braku	Brakowie

Proper noun

Brak f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

Further reading

• “Brak”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022