брак

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Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish brak, from Middle Low German brak (flaw, defect; breaking).

Pronunciation

Noun

брак (brakm inan (genitive бра́ку, uncountable)

  1. lack, scarcity
  2. defect

Declension

Verb

брак (brak)

  1. (impersonal) lack of, there is/are no (+ genitive)
    брак бялку́brak bjalkúprotein deficiency

References

  • брак” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ak

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic бракъ (brakŭ), from Proto-Slavic *borkъ.

Noun

брак (brakm (relational adjective бра́чен)

  1. marriage, matrimony
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Brack (scrap, garbage).

Noun

брак (brakm

  1. scrap, waste
Declension

Anagrams

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *borkъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

брак (brakm (relational adjective брачен)

  1. marriage, matrimony

Declension

Declension of брак
singular plural
indefinite брак (brak) бракови (brakovi)
definite unspecified бракот (brakot) браковите (brakovite)
definite proximal браков (brakov) браковиве (brakovive)
definite distal бракон (brakon) браковине (brakovine)
vocative браку (braku) бракови (brakovi)
count form брака (braka)

Russian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic бракъ (brakŭ), from Proto-Slavic *borkъ.

Noun

брак (brakm inan (genitive бра́ка, nominative plural бра́ки, genitive plural бра́ков, relational adjective бра́чный)

  1. marriage, matrimony
Declension

Etymology 2

Via Polish brak, from Middle Low German brak (flaw, defect; breaking). Compare modern German Bruch and English break.

Noun

брак (brakm inan (genitive бра́ка, nominative plural бра́ки, genitive plural бра́ков)

  1. flaw, defect
  2. (uncountable) defective goods, waste, spoilage, rejects
Declension
Descendants
  • Uzbek: brak

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “брак”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *borkъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

бра̑к m (Latin spelling brȃk)

  1. marriage

Declension

Derived terms

Ukrainian

Etymology

Via Polish brak, from Middle Low German brak (flaw, defect; breaking).

Pronunciation

Noun

брак (brakm inan (genitive бра́ку, nominative plural бра́ки, genitive plural бра́ків)

  1. lack, scarcity
  2. defect

Declension

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