Brot

Meaning

1. (neuter,strong,uncountable,usually) bread
2. (countable,neuter,strong) loaf of bread
3. (countable,neuter,strong) slice of bread; sandwich
4. (figuratively,neuter,strong,uncountable) livelihood, subsistence

Concepts

bread

🍞

loaf

loaf of bread

slice of bread

livelihood

sandwich

🥪

staff of life

supper

white bread

baked goods

plain bread

pav

bread

🍞

bread

🍞

bastard

bread

🍞

food

🍽️

living

rye

rye bread

Synonyms

Laib

Brotlaib

Wecken

Kreuzung

Laib Brot

Mischling

Mischrasse

Stück

1️⃣

Toastbrot

Weißbrot

Abendessen

Roggenbrot

Acker

Maro

Bastard

Brocken

Dialects

Graubünden

brot

Basel-Landschaft

hamf

Basel-Landschaft

hypper

Fribourg

broot

Fribourg

bruet

St. Gallen

broat

Basel-Landschaft

broot

St. Gallen

broad

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bʁoːt/

Etymology

From Middle High German brōt, from Old High German brōt (attested since the 8th century), from Proto-West Germanic *braud, from Proto-Germanic *braudą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrew- (“to seethe, to boil”).
Originally, the meaning of Brot was "what has been fermented, leaven" and may be a nominal derivative from Proto-Germanic *brewwaną (“to brew”) (whence German brauen). It replaced the older Laib (“loaf”) which was the more common term in Old High German (compare the use of hlāf and brēad in Old English).

Sentences

Könnte ich bitte ein Stück Brot haben ?

Could I have a piece of bread, please?

Sie sind laut und sie sind viele , und sie fordern Brot und Spiele .

They are loud and they are many, and they demand bread and games.