trocken Brot

German

Etymology

From trocken (“dry”) +‎ Brot (“bread”). In older German strong neuter adjectives could be left uninflected. This is now generally poetic, but still common in a few fixed expressions. Compare fließend Wasser.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌtʁɔkən ˈbʁoːt/

Noun

trocken Brot n (invariable)

1. bread with nothing on it, particularly without butter or margarine

   Die Gefangenen bekamen nur Wasser und trocken Brot.

   The captives were given only water and bread.

Usage notes

• Distinguish trocken Brot in the above sense from trockenes Brot (“dry/stale bread”).