breek

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

• briek (Cape Afrikaans)

Etymology

From Dutch breken, from Middle Dutch brēken, from Old Dutch *brecan, from Proto-West Germanic *brekan, from Proto-Germanic *brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɪə̯k/

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Verb

breek (present breek, present participle brekende, past participle gebreek)

1. to break

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eːk

Verb

breek

1. inflection of breken:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Anagrams

• Beker, beker, breke

North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian breka, from Proto-Germanic *brekaną.

Pronunciation

• (Sylt) IPA^(key): /breːkʰ/

Verb

breek

1. (Heligoland), (Sylt) to break