brot

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See also: Brot, broť, brót, bröt, brøt, brŏt, and Brot.

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German brōt, from Proto-West Germanic *braud. Cognate with German Brot, Dutch brood, English bread, Icelandic brauð.

Noun

brot n

  1. (Formazza) bread

References

Catalan

Etymology

From Gothic *𐌱𐍂𐌿𐍄 (*brut), from or related to Proto-Germanic *spreutaną (to come out, spring).

Pronunciation

Noun

brot m (plural brots)

  1. (botany) shoot
  2. (figurative) outbreak
  3. (idiomatic) stroke of work

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Further reading

Dalmatian

Adjective

brot

  1. Alternative form of brut

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse brot (something broken), from Proto-Germanic *brutą (piece).

Pronunciation

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Noun

brot n (genitive singular brots, plural brot)

  1. breaking, break, breach, rupture
  2. breach, infringement, violation
  3. extract, fraction

Declension

Declension of brot
n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brot brotið brot brotini
accusative brot brotið brot brotini
dative broti brotinum brotum brotunum
genitive brots brotsins brota brotanna

Derived terms

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse brot (something broken), from Proto-Germanic *brutą (piece). Akin to Old English ġebrot, Middle English brotel.

Pronunciation

Noun

brot n (genitive singular brots, nominative plural brot)

  1. a fracture
  2. a violation
  3. (mathematics) a fraction

Declension

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Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

Verb

brot

  1. inflection of broden:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
    3. second-person plural imperative

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse brot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bro(ː)t/, , , /brotː/,

Noun

brot n (definite singular brotet, indefinite plural brot, definite plural brota)

  1. a break, fracture, rupture
    Det er eit brot i okla hennar.
    There is a fracture in her ankle.
    Skaden førte til mange store brot i røyra.
    The damage lead to many large ruptures in the pipes.
  2. a violation, breach, crime
    Det var eit klårt brot på lova.
    It was a clear violation of the law.
  3. a quarry

Derived terms

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References

Occitan

Etymology

From Gothic *𐌱𐍂𐌿𐍄 (*brut), from or related to Proto-Germanic *spreutaną (to come out, spring).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

brot m (plural brots)

  1. (botany) shoot

Derived terms

Old High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *braud, from Proto-Germanic *braudą, whence also Old Saxon brōd (German Low German Broot), Old English brēad (English bread), Old Frisian brād (West Frisian brea), Dutch brood, Old Norse brauð (Icelandic brauð).

Noun

brōt n

  1. bread
    • The Lord's Prayer, circa 830
      unsar brōt tagalīhhaz gib uns hiutu
      give us this day our daily bread

Descendants

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Polabian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bratrъ, *bratъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

brot m ?

  1. brother

References

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    Lehr-Spławiński, T., Polański, K. (1962) “brot”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka Drzewian połabskich [Etymological Dictionary of the Polabian Drevani Language] (in Polish), numbers 1 (A – ďüzd), Wrocław, Warszawa etc.: Ossolineum, page 54
  • Polański, Kazimierz, James Allen Sehnert (1967) “brot”, in Polabian-English Dictionary, The Hague, Paris: Mouton & Co, page 41

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from English broth.

Pronunciation

Noun

brot m (genitive singular brota, plural brotan)

  1. soup
  2. broth

Derived terms

Further reading

  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “brot”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN