Brick
See also: brick
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Possibly from Brych, an East European surname with the same pronunciation.
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -ɪk
Proper nounEdit
Brick (plural Bricks)
- A surname.
See alsoEdit
HunsrikEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old High German brugga, brucca (akin to Old Saxon bruggia), from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
Brick f (plural Bricke)
- bridge
- Die Fraa stehd uff de Brick.
- The woman is standing on the bridge.
Further readingEdit
Pennsylvania GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old High German brugga, brucca, from Proto-West Germanic *bruggju, from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ.
Compare German Brücke, Dutch brug, English bridge, Old Saxon bruggia, Low German Brüch, Danish brygge.
NounEdit
Brick f (plural Bricke)