brot

See also: Brot, broť, brót, bröt, brøt, brŏt, and Brot.

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• broud, bruat, bròt, bröt

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German brōt, from Proto-West Germanic *braud. Cognate with German Brot, Dutch brood, English bread, Icelandic brauð.

Noun

brot n

1. (Formazza) bread

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Catalan

Etymology

From Gothic *𐌱𐍂𐌿𐍄 (*brut), from or related to Proto-Germanic *spreutaną (“to come out, spring”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈbɾot]
• Rhymes: -ot

Noun

brot m (plural brots)

1. (botany) shoot
2. (figurative) outbreak
3. (idiomatic) stroke of work

Derived terms

• brotar
• rebrot

Further reading

• “brot” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “brot” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Dalmatian

Adjective

brot

1. Alternative form of brut

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse brot (“something broken”), from Proto-Germanic *brutą (“piece”).

Noun

brot n (genitive singular brots, plural brot)

1. breaking, break, breach, rupture
2. breach, infringement, violation
3. extract, fraction

Declension

n3	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	brot	brotið	brot	brotini
accusative	brot	brotið	brot	brotini
dative	broti	brotinum	brotum	brotunum
genitive	brots	brotsins	brota	brotanna

Derived terms

• aldubrot
• beinbrot
• brotsmaður
• brotsspark
• brotsteigur
• brotsverk
• grótbrot
• innbrot
• jarnbrot
• ljóðbrot
• ljósbrot
• lógarbrot
• træbrot
• vónbrot

 

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse brot (“something broken”), from Proto-Germanic *brutą (“piece”). Akin to Old English ġebrot, Middle English brotel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prɔːt/
• Rhymes: -ɔːt

Noun

brot n (genitive singular brots, nominative plural brot)

1. fracture
2. violation
3. (mathematics) fraction

Declension

Declension of brot (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	brot	brotið	brot	brotin
accusative	brot	brotið	brot	brotin
dative	broti	brotinu	brotum	brotunum
genitive	brots	brotsins	brota	brotanna

Derived terms

• þykja súrt í broti

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʀoːt/

Verb

brot

1. inflection of broden:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative
   3. second-person plural imperative

Middle High German

Alternative forms

• brōd

Etymology

From Old High German brōt, from Proto-West Germanic *braud, from Proto-Germanic *braudą, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈbroːt/

Noun

brōt n

1. bread

Declension

Declension of brōt (neuter, class 1 strong)

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	daȥ	brōt	diu	brōt
genitive	eines	dës	brōtes	dër	brōte
dative	eime	dëm	brōte	dën	brōten
accusative	ein	daȥ	brōt	diu	brōt

Related terms

• brōtbanc
• brōtbecke
• bëtelbrōt

 

Descendants

• Alemannic German: Brot
  • Italian Walser: brot, broud, bruat, bròt, bröt
• Bavarian: Brout, proat
  • Cimbrian: proat, pròat (Sette Comuni)
  • Mòcheno: proat
• Central Franconian: Brot
  • Hunsrik: Brod
  • Luxembourgish: Brout
• German: Brot
• Pennsylvania German: Brot
• Vilamovian: brūt
• Yiddish: ברויט (broyt)

References

• Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “BRÔT”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
• "brōt" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• brott

Etymology

From Old Norse brot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bro(ː)t/, [brɞ̞ːt], [bɾɞ̞t], /brotː/, [bɾɞ̞tː]

Noun

brot n (definite singular brotet, indefinite plural brot, definite plural brota)

1. a break, fracture, rupture

   Det er eit brot i okla hennar.

   There is a fracture in her ankle.

   Skaden førte til mange store brot i røyra.

   The damage lead to many large ruptures in the pipes.

2. a violation, breach, crime

   Det var eit klårt brot på lova.

   It was a clear violation of the law.

3. a quarry

Derived terms

• gjennombrot
• hovudbrot
• lovbrot
• samanbrot
• steinbrot
• straumbrot
• utbrot

 

See also

• brudd (Bokmål)

References

• “brot” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Occitan

Etymology

From Gothic *𐌱𐍂𐌿𐍄 (*brut), from or related to Proto-Germanic *spreutaną (“to come out, spring”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

brot m (plural brots)

1. (botany) shoot

Derived terms

• brotar

Old High German

Alternative forms

• prot, prooth, *brōd — northern variant

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *braud, from Proto-Germanic *braudą, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-.

Cognate with Old Saxon brōd (German Low German Broot), Old English brēad (English bread), Old Frisian brād (West Frisian brea), Dutch brood, Old Norse brauð (Icelandic brauð).

Noun

brōt n

1. bread
   • The Lord's Prayer, circa 830

     unsar brōt tagalīhhaz gib uns hiutu

     give us this day our daily bread

Declension

Declension of brōt (neuter a-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	brōt	brōt
accusative	brōt	brōt
genitive	brōtes	brōto
dative	brōte	brōtum
instrumental	brōtu	—

Descendants

• Middle High German: brōt, brōd
  • Alemannic German: Brot
    • Italian Walser: brot, broud, bruat, bròt, bröt
  • Bavarian: Brout, proat
    • Cimbrian: proat, pròat (Sette Comuni)
    • Mòcheno: proat
  • Central Franconian: Brot
    • Hunsrik: Brod
    • Luxembourgish: Brout
  • German: Brot
  • Pennsylvania German: Brot
  • Vilamovian: brūt
  • Yiddish: ברויט (broyt)

References

• "brōt" in Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch (6th edition 2014)

Polabian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bratrъ, *bratъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɔt/
• Syllabification: brot

Noun

brot m ? (diminutive brotăc)

1. brother

Related terms

noun

• brotacăk

 

References

• Lehr-Spławiński, T., Polański, K. (1962) “brot”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka Drzewian połabskich [Etymological Dictionary of the Polabian Drevani Language] (in Polish), number 1 (A – ďüzd), Wrocław, Warszawa etc.: Ossolineum, page 54
• Polański, Kazimierz, James Allen Sehnert (1967) “brot”, in Polabian-English Dictionary, The Hague, Paris: Mouton & Co, page 41

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from English broth.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾɔht̪/

Noun

brot m (genitive singular brota, plural brotan)

1. soup
2. broth

Derived terms

• brot Albannach

Further reading

• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “brot”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN