Bruch

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See also: bruch, bŕuch, and břuch

German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German bruch, from Old High German bruh, from Proto-West Germanic *bruki. Cognate with English breach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʁʊx/
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  • Rhymes: -ʊx

Noun

Bruch m (strong, genitive Bruches or Bruchs, plural Brüche)

  1. break, breaking, breach, fracture, rupture
  2. (mathematics) fraction
  3. (medicine) fracture (of a bone)
    Synonyms: Knochenbruch, (medical parlance) Fraktur
  4. (medicine) hernia
    sich einen Bruch heben ― to get a hernia from heavy lifting
    Synonyms: Leistenbruch, Eingeweidebruch, (medical parlance) Hernie
    1. (figuratively) (to) excess, very much
      sich einen Bruch lachen ― to split one's sides (literally, “to laugh oneself a hernia”)
  5. (slang) Short for Einbruch (“break-in”).
Declension
Declension of Bruch
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bruch die Brüche
genitive eines des Bruches, Bruchs der Brüche
dative einem dem Bruch, Bruche1 den Brüchen
accusative einen den Bruch die Brüche

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

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From Middle High German bruoch, from Old High German bruoh, from Proto-West Germanic *brōk n. Cognate with English brook.

Pronunciation

Noun

Bruch m or n (strong, genitive Bruches or Bruchs, plural (masculine) Brüche or (neuter) Brücher)

  2. (now chiefly in placenames) a wetland, marsh, moist meadow (especially kinds fit for pastoral use, rather than actual bogs or swamps)
Declension
Declension of Bruch
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der, das Bruch die Brüche, Brücher
genitive eines des Bruches, Bruchs der Brüche, Brücher
dative einem dem Bruch, Bruche1 den Brüchen, Brüchern
accusative einen, ein den, das Bruch die Brüche, Brücher

1Now rare, see notes.

Alternative forms
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Middle High German bruoch, from Old High German bruoh, from Proto-West Germanic *brōk f. Cognate with English breech.

Pronunciation

Noun

Bruch f (genitive Bruch, plural Bruchen or Brüche)

  1. (obsolete) pair of hose, leggings, pants, trousers
    Synonyms: Hose, Strumpfhose, Unterhose
Declension
Declension of Bruch
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Bruch die Bruchen, Brüche
genitive einer der Bruch der Bruchen, Brüche
dative einer der Bruch den Bruchen, Brüchen
accusative eine die Bruch die Bruchen, Brüche

Further reading

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

Noun

Bruch m (plural Brich)

  1. breach
  2. hernia

Declension

Declension of Bruch
singular plural
def. noun def. noun
nominative/accusative där/de Bruch die Brich
dative dem Bruch denne/de Brich

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Proper noun

Bruch

  1. A small town in central Luxembourg.

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Bruch, Dutch breuk, English breach.

Noun

Bruch m (plural Brich)

  1. quarry
  2. breach
  3. hernia

Plautdietsch

Noun

Bruch m

  1. rupture
  2. hiatus
  3. hernia
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