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Bruch.

break, breaking, breach, fracture, rupture

5 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/bʁʊx/
  1. break, breaking, breach, fracture, rupture

    masculine · strong
  2. fraction

    masculine · strong
  3. fracture (of a bone)

    masculine · strong
  4. hernia

    masculine · strong
    sich einen Bruch heben
  5. hernia (to) excess, very much

    figuratively · masculine · strong
    sich einen Bruch lachen
  6. ellipsis of Einbruch (“break-in”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · masculine · slang · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German bruch, from Old High German bruh, from Proto-West Germanic *bruki. Cognate with English breach.

noun/bʁuːx//bʁʊx/
  1. swamp; wet, swampy land with trees and bushes, which if drained becomes suitable for grazing animals on

    masculine · neuter · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German bruoch, from Old High German bruoh, from Proto-West Germanic *brōk n. Cognate with English brook.

noun/bʁuːx/
  1. pair of hose, leggings, pants, trousers

    feminine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German bruoch, from Old High German bruoh, from Proto-West Germanic *brōk f. Cognate with English breech.

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