Bruch

See also: bruch and bŕuch

German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German bruch, from Old High German bruh, from Proto-Germanic *brukiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁʊx/

• Audio (Austria):

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Noun

Bruch m (genitive Bruches or Bruchs, plural Brüche)

1. break
2. fracture, rupture
3. breach
4. (mathematics) fraction

Derived terms

• Abbruch
• Aufbruch
• Ausbruch
• Bruchbude
• Bruchfläche
• brüchig
• Bruchkäse
• Bruchkuchen
• Bruchlandung
• Bruchstein
• Bruchstrich
• Bruchstück
• Bruchzahl
• Durchbruch
• Ehebruch
• Einbruch
• Hausfriedensbruch
• Kettenbruch
• Knochenbruch
• Rechtsbruch
• Schiffbruch
• Sollbruchstelle
• Steinbruch
• Umbruch
• Wegbruch
• Wolkenbruch
• zu Bruch gehen
• Zusammenbruch

 

Etymology 2

From Middle High German bruoch, from Old High German bruoh, from Proto-Germanic *brōkaz.

Alternative forms

• -broich (in Rhenish placenames)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁuːx/
• IPA^(key): /bʁʊx/ (now commonly, per etymology 1)

Noun

Bruch m or n (genitive Bruches, plural Brüche or Brücher)

1. (now chiefly in placenames) A wetland; marsh; moist meadow (usually kinds fit for pastoral use, rather than actual bogs or swamps)

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Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prux/

Noun

Bruch m (plural Brich)

1. breach
2. hernia

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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Luxembourgish

Proper noun

Bruch

1. A small town in central Luxembourg.

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Bruch, Dutch breuk, English breach.

Noun

Bruch m (plural Brich)

1. quarry
2. breach
3. hernia

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Plautdietsch

Noun

Bruch m

1. rupture
2. hiatus
3. hernia