Bruch

See also: bruch and bŕuch

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German

Etymology 1

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁʊx/

• Audio (Austria)

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Noun

Bruch m (genitive Bruchs or Bruches, plural Brüche)

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

Declension

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 terms

Derived terms

• 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 2

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 forms

• -broich (in Rhenish placenames)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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Luxembourgish

Proper noun

Bruch

1. A small town in central Luxembourg.

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Bruch, Dutch breuk, English breach.

Noun

Bruch m (plural Brich)

1. quarry
2. breach
3. hernia

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Plautdietsch

Noun

Bruch m

1. rupture
2. hiatus
3. hernia