Bruch

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See also:bruch,bŕuch,andbřuch

German

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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle High Germanbruch,fromOld High Germanbruh,fromProto-West Germanic*bruki.Cognate withEnglishbreach.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):/bʁʊx/
  • Audio(Berlin):(file)
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  • Rhymes:-ʊx

Noun

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Bruchm(strong,genitiveBruchesorBruchs,pluralBrüche)

  1. break,breaking,breach,fracture,rupture
  2. (mathematics)fraction
  3. (medicine)fracture(of a bone)
    Synonyms:Knochenbruch,(medical parlance)Fraktur
  4. (medicine)hernia
    sich einenBruchhebento get aherniafrom heavy lifting
    Synonyms:Leistenbruch,Eingeweidebruch,(medical parlance)Hernie
    1. (figuratively)(to)excess,very much
      sich einenBruchlachentosplit one's sides(literally, “to laugh oneself a hernia”)
  5. (slang)Short forEinbruch(break-in).
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Etymology 2

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FromMiddle High Germanbruoch,fromOld High Germanbruoh,fromProto-West Germanic*brōkn.Cognate withEnglishbrook.

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Bruchmorn(strong,genitiveBruchesorBruchs,plural(masculine)Brücheor(neuter)Brücher)

  1. (now chiefly in placenames)awetland,marsh,moistmeadow(especially kinds fit forpastoraluse, rather than actualbogsorswamps)
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Etymology 3

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FromMiddle High Germanbruoch,fromOld High Germanbruoh,fromProto-West Germanic*brōkf.Cognate withEnglishbreech.

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Bruchf(genitiveBruch,pluralBruchenorBrüche)

  1. (obsolete)pair ofhose,leggings,pants,trousers[usual until ca. 1700]
    Synonyms:Hose,Strumpfhose,Unterhose
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Hunsrik

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Bruchm(pluralBrich)

  1. breach
  2. hernia

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Luxembourgish

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Proper noun

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Bruch

  1. A small town in centralLuxembourg.

Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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CompareGermanBruch,Dutchbreuk,Englishbreach.

Noun

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Bruchm(pluralBrich)

  1. quarry
  2. breach
  3. hernia

Plautdietsch

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Noun

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Bruchm

  1. rupture
  2. hiatus
  3. hernia