Bruch

See also: bruch and bŕuch

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GermanEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle High German bruch, from Old High German bruh, from Proto-Germanic *brukiz. Cognate with Yiddish בראָך‎ (brokh), Dutch breuk, English breach, which last see for more.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /bʁʊx/

• Audio (Austria)

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NounEdit

Bruch m (genitive Bruchs or Bruches, plural Brüche)

1. fracture
2. breach
3. (mathematics) fraction

DeclensionEdit

Declension of Bruch

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Bruch	die	Brüche
genitive	eines	des	Bruches, Bruchs	der	Brüche
dative	einem	dem	Bruch, Bruche1	den	Brüchen
accusative	einen	den	Bruch	die	Brüche

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived termsEdit

Terms derived from Bruch

• Abbruch
• Aufbruch
• Ausbruch
• Bruchbude
• Bruchfläche
• brüchig
• Bruchkäse
• Bruchkuchen
• Bruchlandung

• Bruchstein
• Bruchstrich
• Bruchstück
• Bruchzahl
• Durchbruch
• Ehebruch
• Einbruch
• Hausfriedensbruch
• Knochenbruch

• Rechtsbruch
• Schiffbruch
• Sollbruchstelle
• Steinbruch
• Umbruch
• Wegbruch
• Wolkenbruch
• zu Bruch gehen
• Zusammenbruch

Etymology 2Edit

From Middle High German bruoch, from Old High German bruoh, from Proto-Germanic *brōkaz. Cognate with Dutch broek, English brook, which latter see for more.

Alternative formsEdit

• -broich (in Rhenish placenames)

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /bʁuːx/
• IPA^(key): /bʁʊx/ (now commonly, per etymology 1)

NounEdit

Bruch m, n (genitive Bruchs or Bruches, plural Brüche or Brücher)

1. (now chiefly in placenames) A wetland; marsh; moist meadow (usually kinds fit for pastoral use, rather than actual bogs or swamps)

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LuxembourgishEdit

Proper nounEdit

Bruch

1. A small town in central Luxembourg.

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Pennsylvania GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

Compare German Bruch, Dutch breuk, English breach.

NounEdit

Bruch m (plural Brich)

1. quarry
2. breach
3. hernia

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PlautdietschEdit

NounEdit

Bruch m

1. rupture
2. hiatus
3. hernia