breek

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

• briek (Cape Afrikaans)

Etymology

From Dutch breken, from Middle Dutch brēken, from Old Dutch *brecan, from Proto-West Germanic *brekan, from Proto-Germanic *brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɪə̯k/

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Verb

breek (present breek, present participle brekende, past participle gebreek)

1. to break

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eːk

Verb

breek

1. inflection of breken:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Anagrams

• Beker, beker, breke

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• breeg (Föhr-Amrum)
• breege (Mooring)

Etymology

From Old Frisian breka

Pronunciation

• (Sylt) IPA^(key): [b̥reːk]

Verb

breek

1. (Sylt, Heligoland) to break

Conjugation

Conjugation of breek (Sylt dialect)

infinitive I	breek
infinitive II	(tö) breeken
past participle	breeken
imperative	breek
	present	past
1st singular	breek	brok
2nd singular	brakst	brokst
3rd singular	brakt	brok
plural / dual	breek	brok
	perfect	pluperfect
1st singular	haa breeken	her breeken
2nd singular	heest breeken	herst breeken
3rd singular	heer breeken	her breeken
plural / dual	haa breeken	her breeken
	future (skel)	future (wel)
1st singular	skel breek	wel breek
2nd singular	sket breek	wet breek
3rd singular	skel breek	wel breek
plural / dual	skel breek	wel breek