brechen

Meaning

  1. (class-4,strong,transitive) to break
  2. (class-4,strong,transitive) to refract
  3. (class-4,intransitive,strong,transitive) to vomit
  4. (class-4,strong,transitive) to fold
  5. (class-4,intransitive,strong) to become broken; to break; to fracture

Synonyms

Frequency

B1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

bräche

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbʁɛçən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German brechen, from Old High German brehhan, from Proto-West Germanic *brekan, from Proto-Germanic *brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-. Akin to Old Saxon brekan, Dutch breken (“to break”), English break.

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