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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
- (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)
- (botany) shoot
- (figurative) outbreak
- (idiomatic) stroke of work
Derived terms
Further reading
Dalmatian
Adjective
brot
- 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)
- breaking, break, breach, rupture
- breach, infringement, violation
- extract, fraction
Declension
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)
- a fracture
- a violation
- (mathematics) a fraction
Declension
Derived terms
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
Verb
brot
- inflection of broden:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
- 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)
- 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.
- a violation, breach, crime
Det var eit klårt brot på lova.- It was a clear violation of the law.
- a quarry
Derived terms
See also
References
- “brot” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan
Etymology
From Gothic *𐌱𐍂𐌿𐍄 (*brut), from or related to Proto-Germanic *spreutaną (“to come out, spring”).
Pronunciation
Noun
brot m (plural brots)
- (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
- bread
- The Lord's Prayer, circa 830
unsar brōt tagalīhhaz gib uns hiutu- give us this day our daily bread
Descendants
References
Polabian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bratrъ, *bratъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
brot m ?
- brother
References
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Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.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)
- soup
- broth
Derived terms
Further reading
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “brot”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN