Brauch

See also: brauch

English

Etymology

South German surname, from the noun Brauch (“custom”) or the related verb, brauchen (“to enjoy, use”).

Proper noun

Brauch (plural Brauchs)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Brauch is the 38155^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 581 individuals. Brauch is most common among White (96.04%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brauch”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 218.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German brūch, from Old High German brūh (“use”, noun), ultimately from the root of brauchen (“to need”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁaʊ̯x/

• Audio:

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Noun

Brauch m (strong, genitive Brauches or Brauchs, plural Bräuche)

1. custom

   Bei uns ist es Brauch, die Braut über die Schwelle zu tragen.

   Here it is a custom to carry the bride over the threshold.

Declension

Declension of Brauch [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Brauch	die	Bräuche
genitive	eines	des	Brauches, Brauchs	der	Bräuche
dative	einem	dem	Brauch, Brauche1	den	Bräuchen
accusative	einen	den	Brauch	die	Bräuche

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Brauchtum
• Nießbrauch

Related terms

• Gebrauch
• brauchen
• brauchbar

Further reading

• “Brauch” in Duden online
• “Brauch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache