Brösel

See also: brösel

German

Etymology

Old diminutive of Brosame.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʁøːzəl/, [ˈbʁøːzl̩] (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈb̥ʁøːsl̩/ (Austria)

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Noun

Brösel (standard) m or (regional) n (strong, genitive Brösels, plural Brösel, diminutive Bröselchen n or Brösmeli n)

1. (regional, chiefly southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) crumb

   Synonym: Krümel

Usage notes

• The noun is masculine in standard German, but is often treated as neuter in those regions where it is commonly used.

Declension

Declension of Brösel [masculine (standard) // neuter (regional), strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der, das	Brösel	die	Brösel
genitive	eines	des	Brösels	der	Brösel
dative	einem	dem	Brösel	den	Bröseln
accusative	einen, ein	den, das	Brösel	die	Brösel

Derived terms

• bröselig
• bröseln
• Semmelbrösel

Proper noun

Brösel n (proper noun, genitive Brösels or (optionally with an article) Brösel)

1. Brzice (a municipality and town in the Náchod District, Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic)

Declension

Declension of Brösel [sg-only, neuter, toponym]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Brösel
genitive	des	Brösels, Brösel1
dative	dem	Brösel
accusative	das	Brösel

¹Optionally with an article.

Further reading

• “Brösel” in Duden online