Broch

See also: broch and broc'h

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German bruch, from Old High German bruh, from Proto-West Germanic *bruki. Cognate with German Bruch, Dutch breuk, English breach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʀoχ/

Noun

Broch m (plural Bréch)

1. breakage
2. fracture
3. (mathematics) fraction
4. (pathology) hernia
5. quarry

Scots

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɔx/

Proper noun

The Broch

1. Doric form of Fraserburgh (“a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland”)
2. Doric form of Burghead (“a town in Moray, Scotland”)