breka

Faroese

Noun

breka

1. indefinite genitive plural of brek

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Alternative forms

• breke, brekja, brekje, brekta, brekte, bræka, bræke, brækja, brækje, brækta, brækte

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²breː.kɑ/

Verb

breka (present tense brekar/breker, past tense breka/brekte, past participle breka/brekt, passive infinitive brekast, present participle brekande, imperative breka/brek)

1. to bleat

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbreː.kɑ/

Noun

breka n

1. definite plural of brek

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *brekan.

Verb

breka

1. to break

Descendants

• North Frisian:

  Föhr-Amrum: breeg

  Helgoland and Sylt: breek

  Mooring: breege

• Saterland Frisian: breke
• West Frisian: brekke

Slovene

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *berka.

Noun

brẹ́ka f

1. Alternative form of brek (“wild service tree”).

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

breka m anim

1. inflection of brek:
   1. accusative/genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative dual

Further reading

• “breka”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024