Anbruch

German

Etymology

Deverbal from anbrechen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈanˌbʁʊx/

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• Hyphenation: An‧bruch

Noun

Anbruch m (strong, genitive Anbruches or Anbruchs, plural Anbrüche)

1. advent, dawn, dawning
2. (of food) first opening of a filled and sealed container
3. (mining) exposed ore vein
4. (forestry) rotten wood
5. breakage (something that has been broken)

Declension

Declension of Anbruch [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Anbruch	die	Anbrüche
genitive	eines	des	Anbruches, Anbruchs	der	Anbrüche
dative	einem	dem	Anbruch, Anbruche1	den	Anbrüchen
accusative	einen	den	Anbruch	die	Anbrüche

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Anbruch” in Duden online
• “Anbruch” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Anbruch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache