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breuk

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Etymology edit

From Dutch breuk.

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breuk (plural breuke, diminutive breukie)

  1. fracture, break
  2. (arithmetic) fraction

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Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch broke, brueke, from Old Dutch *bruki, from Proto-West Germanic *bruki, from Proto-Germanic *brukiz.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /brøːk/
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  • Hyphenation: breuk
  • Rhymes: -øːk

Noun edit

breuk f (plural breuken, diminutive breukje n)

  1. fracture, break
    Na het ongeluk had hij een ernstige breuk in zijn been en moest hij geopereerd worden.
    After the accident, he had a serious fracture in his leg and needed surgery.
  2. (arithmetic) fraction
    Kun je me helpen om deze breuk om te zetten in een decimale vorm?
    Can you help me convert this fraction into a decimal form?
  3. (geology) fault
    De aardbeving veroorzaakte een grote breuk in de aardkorst.
    The earthquake caused a major fault in the earth's crust.

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  • Afrikaans: breuk
  • Negerhollands: breek
  • → Indonesian: patahan (“fault”) (semantic loan)
  • → Indonesian: pecahan (“fraction”) (semantic loan)
  • → Papiamentu: breuk
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