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

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

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): [ˈprouːk]
• 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

Declension

Declension of brók (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	brók	brókin	brækur	brækurnar
accusative	brók	brókina	brækur	brækurnar
dative	brók	brókinni	brókum	brókunum
genitive	brókar	brókarinnar	bróka	brókanna

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)

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

Inflection

Declension of brók (strong consonant stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	brók	brókin	brǿkr	brǿkrnar
accusative	brók	brókina	brǿkr	brǿkrnar
dative	brók	brókinni	brókum	brókunum
genitive	brókar, brǿkr	brókarinnar, brǿkrinnar	bróka	brókanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: brók
• Faroese: brók
• Norwegian Nynorsk: brok
• Old Swedish: brōk
  • Swedish: brok
• Danish: brog
• → Old Irish: bróc
  • Irish: bróg
  • Scottish Gaelic: bròg
  • Manx: braag