brok
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch broc (“broken piece”), from Old Dutch *bruk, from Proto-Germanic *brukka-, *brukiz (“breakable”).
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Noun[edit]
brok m or n (plural brokken, diminutive brokje n)
- A scrap, remnant of shattering.
- (in the plural, informal) damage, harm, wreckage, pieces (as a consequence of an accident)
- A lump, chunk, piece.
- (in the plural) A dry, lumpy form of pet food.
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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse brók, from Proto-Germanic *brōks. Akin to English breeches.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
brok f (definite singular broka, indefinite plural brøker, definite plural brøkene)
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References[edit]
- “brok” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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Westrobothnian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse brók, cognate with Old English brōc (whence the English breech, breeches), Old High German bruoh (whence German Bruch) and Finnish ruoke (loanword).
Noun[edit]
brok f
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Etymology 2[edit]
From brok (“pied, motley colored”), from Old Norse, from Proto-Germanic *brōk-uhta- (“speckle, spot”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁ǵ- (“to brighten”), thus related to Old Norse bjartr (“bright”). Compare other North Germanic forms brog(e), brok(e).
Noun[edit]
brok m
- A variegated horse.
Noun[edit]
brok f
- A variegated mare.
- A variegated, multicolored fabric or cloth.
Related terms[edit]
- broku (“variegated”)
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Dutch terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰreg-
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- Rhymes:Dutch/ɔk
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- nn:Clothing
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