"breuk" meaning in Dutch

See breuk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /brøːk/ Audio: Nl-breuk.ogg Forms: breuken [plural], breukje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -øːk Etymology: From Middle Dutch broke, brueke, from Old Dutch *bruki, from Proto-West Germanic *bruki, from Proto-Germanic *brukiz. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|broke}} Middle Dutch broke, {{inh|nl|odt|*bruki}} Old Dutch *bruki, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*bruki}} Proto-West Germanic *bruki, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*brukiz}} Proto-Germanic *brukiz Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|+}} breuk f (plural breuken, diminutive breukje n)
  1. fracture, break Tags: feminine Synonyms (fracture): botbreuk, fractuur
    Sense id: en-breuk-nl-noun-aut9Hzch Disambiguation of 'fracture': 75 8 17
  2. (arithmetic) fraction Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-breuk-nl-noun-LA8PRYGq Categories (other): Arithmetic Topics: arithmetic
  3. (geology) fault Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-breuk-nl-noun-8cVi6uMv Categories (other): Geology, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 23 9 23 9 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 7 18 7 50 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 25 13 62 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: breuklijn, breuksplitsing, breukstreep, eedbreuk, kettingbreuk, relatiebreuk, schipbreuk, stambreuk, trendbreuk, wolkbreuk Related terms: braak, brok

Inflected forms

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    {
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "eedbreuk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "relatiebreuk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "schipbreuk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "stambreuk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "trendbreuk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "wolkbreuk"
    }
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      "word": "breuk"
    },
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      "lang_code": "dcr",
      "word": "breek"
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      "lang_code": "id",
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      ],
      "sense": "fault",
      "word": "patahan"
    },
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      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "raw_tags": [
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        "semantic loan"
      ],
      "sense": "fraction",
      "word": "pecahan"
    },
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      "lang": "Papiamentu",
      "lang_code": "pap",
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      ],
      "word": "breuk"
    }
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    },
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "breuken",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "breukje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nl",
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          "english": "After the accident, he had a serious fracture in his leg and needed surgery.",
          "text": "Na het ongeluk had hij een ernstige breuk in zijn been en moest hij geopereerd worden.",
          "translation": "After the accident, he had a serious fracture in his leg and needed surgery.",
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          "_dis1": "75 8 17",
          "sense": "fracture",
          "word": "botbreuk"
        },
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          "_dis1": "75 8 17",
          "sense": "fracture",
          "word": "fractuur"
        }
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      ]
    },
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              37
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          ],
          "english": "Can you help me convert this fraction into a decimal form?",
          "text": "Kun je me helpen om deze breuk om te zetten in een decimale vorm?",
          "translation": "Can you help me convert this fraction into a decimal form?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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          "fraction"
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        "(arithmetic) fraction"
      ],
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      ],
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        "arithmetic"
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    },
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        {
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          "english": "The earthquake caused a major fault in the earth's crust.",
          "text": "De aardbeving veroorzaakte een grote breuk in de aardkorst.",
          "translation": "The earthquake caused a major fault in the earth's crust.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      ],
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        "geology",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/brøːk/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-øːk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "breuk"
}
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    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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    },
    {
      "word": "breuksplitsing"
    },
    {
      "word": "breukstreep"
    },
    {
      "word": "eedbreuk"
    },
    {
      "word": "kettingbreuk"
    },
    {
      "word": "relatiebreuk"
    },
    {
      "word": "schipbreuk"
    },
    {
      "word": "stambreuk"
    },
    {
      "word": "trendbreuk"
    },
    {
      "word": "wolkbreuk"
    }
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      "word": "breuk"
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      "word": "breek"
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      "form": "breuken",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "breukje",
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      "word": "braak"
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      "word": "brok"
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          "english": "After the accident, he had a serious fracture in his leg and needed surgery.",
          "text": "Na het ongeluk had hij een ernstige breuk in zijn been en moest hij geopereerd worden.",
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        "fracture, break"
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          "english": "Can you help me convert this fraction into a decimal form?",
          "text": "Kun je me helpen om deze breuk om te zetten in een decimale vorm?",
          "translation": "Can you help me convert this fraction into a decimal form?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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          "english": "The earthquake caused a major fault in the earth's crust.",
          "text": "De aardbeving veroorzaakte een grote breuk in de aardkorst.",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
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        "feminine"
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    {
      "sense": "fracture",
      "word": "botbreuk"
    },
    {
      "sense": "fracture",
      "word": "fractuur"
    }
  ],
  "word": "breuk"
}

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