zerbrechen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German zerbrechen, ziprechen (also as zoprechen, zuprechen, zurprechen), from Old High German zibrehhan zirbrehhan, from Proto-Germanic *tebrekaną, *twizbrekaną (“to break apart, break in two”), equivalent to zer- +‎ brechen. Cognate with archaic English tobreak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tsɐˈbʁɛçn̩], [tsɐˈbʁɛçən]
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Verb

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  1. to break; break down, destroy
  2. to shatter; smash
  3. to fracture, snap

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading

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