brók

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See also: brok and brøk

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse brók, from Proto-Germanic *brōks, related to English breech, breeches.

Noun

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brók f (genitive singular brókar, plural brøkur)

  1. pant-leg: the part of a pair of pants/trousers which covers one leg
  2. (in the plural) pants, trousers

Declension

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Declension of brók
f12 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brók brókin brøkur brøkurnar
accusative brók brókina brøkur brøkurnar
dative brók brókini brókum brókunum
genitive brókar brókarinnar bróka brókanna

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse brók, from Proto-Germanic *brōks, cognate with Old English brōc (whence the English breech, breeches), Old High German bruoh (whence German Bruch) and Finnish ruoke (loanword).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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brók f (genitive singular brókar, nominative plural brækur)

  1. pants, trousers (the plural form brækur is also used as a plurale tantum with the same meaning)
  2. underpants

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *brōks.

Noun

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brók f (genitive brókar, plural brœkr)

  1. pant-leg
  2. pants, breeches; but plural brœkr is more common

Inflection

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: brók
  • Faroese: brók
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: brok
  • Old Swedish: brōk
  • Danish: brog
  • Old Irish: bróc