brók

See also: brok and brøk

Faroese

Etymology

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

Noun

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

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

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Icelandic

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /prouːk/
• Rhymes: -ouːk

Noun

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

Derived terms

• bróka
• barnið vex en brókin ekki
• nábrók

Further reading

• “brók” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *brōks.

Noun

brók f (genitive brókar, plural brœkr)

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

Related terms

• belti
• hosa
• klæði
• kyrtill
• skyrta
• treyja

 

Descendants

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