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Faroese
Noun
breka
- indefinite genitive plural of brek
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic.
- breke, brekja, brekje, brekta, brekte, bræka, bræke, brækja, brækje, brækta, brækte
Pronunciation
Verb
breka (present tense brekar/breker, past tense breka/brekte, past participle breka/brekt, passive infinitive brekast, present participle brekande, imperative breka/brek)
- to bleat
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
breka n
- definite plural of brek
Old Frisian
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *brekan.
Verb
breka
- to break
Descendants
Slovene
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *berka.
Noun
brẹ́ka f
- Alternative form of brek (“wild service tree”).
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
breka m anim
- inflection of brek:
- accusative/genitive singular
- nominative/accusative dual
Further reading
- “breka”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025