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

Derived terms

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

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. fracture
  2. violation
  3. (mathematics) fraction

Declension

Declension of brot (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brot brotið brot brotin
accusative brot brotið brot brotin
dative broti brotinu brotum brotunum
genitive brots brotsins brota brotanna

Derived terms

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

Verb

brot

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

Middle High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Old High German brōt, from Proto-West Germanic *braud, from Proto-Germanic *braudą, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈbroːt/

    Noun

    brōt n

    1. bread

    Declension

    Descendants

    References

    • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “BRÔT”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
    • "brōt" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)

    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 led 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

    See also

    References

    Occitan

    Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    • Audio:(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, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-.

      Cognate with 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

      Declension

      Declension of brōt (neuter a-stem)
      case singular plural
      nominative brōt brōt
      accusative brōt brōt
      genitive brōtes brōto
      dative brōte brōtum
      instrumental brōtu

      Descendants

      References

      Further reading

      Old Irish

      Pronunciation

      Etymology 1

      From Proto-Celtic *brazdos (thorn), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰresdʰ-, from *bʰers- (tip, point). Cognate with Old English brord (point) and Old Norse broddr (spike).

      Noun

      brot m (genitive broit, nominative plural broit)

      1. goad
      Declension
      Masculine o-stem
      singular dual plural
      nominative brot brotL broitL
      vocative broit brotL brotuH
      accusative brotN brotL brotuH
      genitive broitL brot brotN
      dative brotL brotaib brotaib
      Initial mutations of a following adjective:
      • H = triggers aspiration
      • L = triggers lenition
      • N = triggers nasalization
      Descendants

      Further reading

      Etymology 2

      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Noun

      brot

      1. dative singular of bratt

      Mutation

      Mutation of brot
      radical lenition nasalization
      brot brot
      pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/
      mbrot

      Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
      All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

      References

      1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*brozdo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 80

      Polabian

      Etymology

      Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bratrъ, *bratъ.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /brɔt/
      • Syllabification: brot

      Noun

      brot m ? (diminutive brotăc)

      1. brother

      References

      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