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Belarusian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish brak, from Middle Low German brak (“flaw, defect; breaking”).
Pronunciation
Noun
брак • (brak) m inan (genitive бра́ку, uncountable)
- lack, scarcity
- defect
Declension
Declension of брак (inan sg-only velar masc-form accent-a)
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singular
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| nominative
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брак
brak
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| genitive
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бра́ку
bráku
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| dative
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бра́ку
bráku
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| accusative
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брак
brak
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| instrumental
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бра́кам
brákam
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| locative
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бра́ку
bráku
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Verb
брак • (brak)
- (impersonal) lack of, there is/are no (+ genitive)
- брак бялку́ ― brak bjalkú ― protein deficiency
References
- “брак” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Bulgarian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Church Slavonic бракъ (brakŭ), from Proto-Slavic *borkъ.
Noun
брак • (brak) m (relational adjective бра́чен)
- marriage, matrimony
Declension
Etymology 2
Borrowed from German Brack (“scrap, garbage”).
Noun
брак • (brak) m
- scrap, waste
Declension
Declension of брак
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singular
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брак
brak
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definite
(subject form)
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бра́кът
brákǎt
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definite
(object form)
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бра́ка
bráka
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Anagrams
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *borkъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
брак • (brak) m (relational adjective брачен)
- marriage, matrimony
Declension
Russian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic бракъ (brakŭ), from Proto-Slavic *borkъ.
Noun
брак • (brak) m inan (genitive бра́ка, nominative plural бра́ки, genitive plural бра́ков, relational adjective бра́чный)
- marriage, matrimony
Declension
Related terms
Etymology 2
Via Polish brak, from Middle Low German brak (“flaw, defect; breaking”). Compare modern German Bruch and English break.
Noun
брак • (brak) m inan (genitive бра́ка, nominative plural бра́ки, genitive plural бра́ков)
- flaw, defect
- (uncountable) defective goods, waste, spoilage, rejects
Declension
Related terms
Descendants
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “брак”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *borkъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
бра̑к m (Latin spelling brȃk)
- marriage
Declension
Derived terms
Ukrainian
Etymology
Via Polish brak, from Middle Low German brak (“flaw, defect; breaking”).
Pronunciation
Noun
брак • (brak) m inan (genitive бра́ку, nominative plural бра́ки, genitive plural бра́ків)
- lack, scarcity
- defect
Declension
Declension of брак (inan velar masc-form accent-a)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “брак”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “брак”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “брак”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)