brák

See also: brak, Brak, bräk, bråk, and břak

Masurian

Alternative forms

• bruk

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish brak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbrɒk]
• Syllabification: brák

Verb

brák impf

1. (intransitive, impersonal) expresses the goodness of the following verb; it is needed, one ought to [+infinitive]
2. (impersonal) there is/are no; to be wanting [+genitive = what there is not] [+dative = for/on whom]

Further reading

• Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2021) “I. brak, II. brak”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur‎^[1], volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 216