"brok" meaning in Dutch

See brok in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /brɔk/ Audio: Nl-brok.ogg Forms: brokken [plural], brokje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɔk Etymology: From Middle Dutch broc (“broken-off piece”), also attested as plural brocken. Probably from a merger of two interrelated nouns, both belonging to the root of breken (“to break”): * Old Dutch *broc, from Proto-Germanic *brukaz, cognate with Old High German broh, Old English (ge)broc; * Old Dutch *brocko, from Proto-Germanic *brukkô, cognate with Old High German brocko (modern German Brocken). The merger is made likely because in Middle Dutch the first noun should have plural *broken, whereas the latter noun should have singular *brocke. Alternatively, the attested forms can be due to early levelling. Etymology templates: {{root|nl|ine-pro|*bʰreg-}}, {{inh|nl|dum|broc|t=broken-off piece}} Middle Dutch broc (“broken-off piece”), {{inh|nl|odt|*broc}} Old Dutch *broc, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*brukaz}} Proto-Germanic *brukaz, {{cog|goh|broh}} Old High German broh, {{cog|ang|gebroc|(ge)broc}} Old English (ge)broc, {{inh|nl|odt|*brocko}} Old Dutch *brocko, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*brukkô}} Proto-Germanic *brukkô, {{cog|goh|brocko}} Old High German brocko, {{cog|de|Brocken}} German Brocken, {{m+|dum|-}} Middle Dutch Head templates: {{nl-noun|m,n|-en|+}} brok m or n (plural brokken, diminutive brokje n)
  1. a scrap, remnant of shattering Tags: masculine, neuter
    Sense id: en-brok-nl-noun-JGxKjv8g Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 30 27 31 12
  2. (in the plural, informal) damage, harm, wreckage, pieces (as a consequence of an accident) Tags: in-plural, informal, masculine, neuter
    Sense id: en-brok-nl-noun-u8f7XXPS Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 30 27 31 12
  3. a lump, chunk, piece Tags: masculine, neuter
    Sense id: en-brok-nl-noun-27yU0idh Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 30 27 31 12
  4. (in the plural) a dry, lumpy form of pet food Tags: in-plural, masculine, neuter
    Sense id: en-brok-nl-noun-EXhMpGug Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 30 27 31 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Blokzijler brok, brokken, brokkenmaken, brokkenmelk, brokkenpap, brokkenpiloot, brokstuk, galgebrok, hondenbrok, kattenbrok Related terms: breken, breuk

Inflected forms

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      "word": "brokkenmaken"
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      "word": "brokkenpiloot"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    },
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      "word": "galgebrok"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hondenbrok"
    },
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      "word": "kattenbrok"
    }
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    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Dutch terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰreg-",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/ɔk",
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    },
    {
      "word": "brokken"
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    {
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    {
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    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "brokkenpiloot"
    },
    {
      "word": "brokstuk"
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      "args": {
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}

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