Brod

See also: brod, brød, bröd, bród, and brôd

East Franconian

Alternative forms

• Bruad (Itzgründisch)

Noun

Brod

1. bread

German

Noun

Brod n (strong, genitive Brodes or Brods, plural Brode, diminutive Brödchen n)

1. (obsolete outside dialects) Alternative spelling of Brot

Usage notes

Already considered unhochdeutsch (“un-High German”) in the 19th c. and replaced by Brot as the dominant spelling at the turn of the century.

German Low German

Noun

Brod n

1. (Mecklenburgisch, Low Prussian, Schleswig-Holsteinisch) Alternative spelling of Brot (“bread”)

Hunsrik

Brod

Alternative forms

• proot (Wiesemann spelling system)

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German brōt, from Proto-Germanic *braudą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /proːt/

Noun

Brod n (plural Brod)

1. bread

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary