See also: Bröseln

German edit

Etymology edit

Brösel +‎ -en.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʁøːzəln/
  • (file)

Verb edit

bröseln (weak, third-person singular present bröselt, past tense bröselte, past participle gebröselt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to crumble (of food)
    Synonym: krümeln
  2. (intransitive) to crumble, fall apart, to disintegrate
  3. (transitive) to crumble, to render into crumbs

Usage notes edit

  • Contrary to the underlying noun Brösel, the verb is also commonly used in northern and central Germany, though usually not referring to food (for which krümeln).

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • bröseln” in Duden online
  • bröseln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache