Brücke

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German

Eine Brücke

Etymology

From Middle High German brucke, from Old High German brugga, brucca, from Proto-West Germanic *bruggju. The neurological sense “pons” is a semantic loan from Latin pōns.

Cognates:
Compare Bavarian Bruckn, Dutch brug, English bridge, Low German Brüch, Danish brygge, Old Saxon bruggia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʁʏkə/
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  • Rhymes: -ʏkə
  • Hyphenation: Brü‧cke; pre-1996: Brük‧ke

Noun

Brücke f (genitive Brücke, plural Brücken, diminutive Brückchen n)

  1. bridge
  2. (software, design) The bridge pattern
  3. pons (in the brain, "bridging" the brain stem with the rest of the brain)
    Synonym: Pons m

Declension

Declension of Brücke
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Brücke die Brücken
genitive einer der Brücke der Brücken
dative einer der Brücke den Brücken
accusative eine die Brücke die Brücken

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