"Brett" meaning in German

See Brett in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bʁɛt/ Audio: De-Brett.ogg , De-at-Brett.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: From Middle High German bret, from Old High German bret, from Proto-West Germanic *bred, from Proto-Germanic *bredą, an e-grade byform of *burdą (“board, plank”). Cognate with Old English bred and Yiddish ברעט (bret). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|bret}} Middle High German bret, {{inh|de|goh|bret}} Old High German bret, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*bred}} Proto-West Germanic *bred, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*bredą}} Proto-Germanic *bredą, {{cog|ang|bred}} Old English bred, {{cog|yi|ברעט}} Yiddish ברעט (bret) Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s,er|dim=chen,lein}} Brett n (strong, genitive Brettes or Bretts, plural Bretter, diminutive Brettchen n or Brettlein n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s,er}} Forms: Brettes [genitive], Bretts [genitive], Bretter [plural], Brettchen [diminutive, neuter], Brettlein [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Brett [nominative, singular], Bretter [definite, nominative, plural], Brettes [genitive, singular], Bretts [genitive, singular], Bretter [definite, genitive, plural], Brett [dative, singular], Brette [dative, singular], Brettern [dative, definite, plural], Brett [accusative, singular], Bretter [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. board, plank Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Brett-de-noun-i-F6dFQN
  2. (slang, music) energetic, forceful track Tags: neuter, slang, strong Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-Brett-de-noun-MmU-ciig Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Brett vor dem Kopf, Brettchen, dicker Bretter bohren, ein Brett vor dem Kopf haben, einen Stein im Brett haben
Hyponyms: Balancierbrett () (english: balance board), Bügelbrett, Dielenbrett, Eichenbrett, Fensterbrett, Griffbrett, Holzbrett, Kiefernbrett, Klemmbrett, Küchenbrett, Reißbrett, Scherbrett, Schneidbrett, Schwarzes Brett, Sprungbrett, Trittbrett

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Brett vor dem Kopf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Brettchen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "dicker Bretter bohren"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "ein Brett vor dem Kopf haben"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "einen Stein im Brett haben"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "eo",
            "2": "breto",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Esperanto: breto",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Esperanto: breto"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "bret"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German bret",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "bret"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German bret",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*bred"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *bred",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*bredą"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *bredą",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "bred"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English bred",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "ברעט"
      },
      "expansion": "Yiddish ברעט (bret)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German bret, from Old High German bret, from Proto-West Germanic *bred, from Proto-Germanic *bredą, an e-grade byform of *burdą (“board, plank”). Cognate with Old English bred and Yiddish ברעט (bret).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Brettes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bretts",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bretter",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brettchen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brettlein",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brett",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bretter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brettes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bretts",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bretter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brett",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brette",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brettern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brett",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bretter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "n,(e)s,er",
        "dim": "chen,lein"
      },
      "expansion": "Brett n (strong, genitive Brettes or Bretts, plural Bretter, diminutive Brettchen n or Brettlein n)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "english": "balance board",
      "word": "Balancierbrett ()"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Bügelbrett"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Dielenbrett"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Eichenbrett"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Fensterbrett"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Griffbrett"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Holzbrett"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Kiefernbrett"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Klemmbrett"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Küchenbrett"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Reißbrett"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Scherbrett"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Schneidbrett"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Schwarzes Brett"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Sprungbrett"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Trittbrett"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,(e)s,er"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The windows of the abandoned house were all boarded up (nailed shut with boards).",
          "text": "Die Fenster des verlassenen Hauses waren alle mit Brettern vernagelt.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "board, plank"
      ],
      "id": "en-Brett-de-noun-i-F6dFQN",
      "links": [
        [
          "board",
          "board"
        ],
        [
          "plank",
          "plank"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Music",
          "orig": "de:Music",
          "parents": [
            "Art",
            "Sound",
            "Culture",
            "Energy",
            "Society",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 90",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "energetic, forceful track"
      ],
      "id": "en-Brett-de-noun-MmU-ciig",
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "track",
          "track"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, music) energetic, forceful track"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "slang",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bʁɛt/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛt"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Brett.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/90/De-Brett.ogg/De-Brett.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/De-Brett.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-at-Brett.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/67/De-at-Brett.ogg/De-at-Brett.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/De-at-Brett.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Brett"
}
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    "German lemmas",
    "German neuter nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
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    "Pages with 6 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Pennsylvania German entries with incorrect language header",
    "Pennsylvania German lemmas",
    "Pennsylvania German neuter nouns",
    "Pennsylvania German nouns",
    "Rhymes:German/ɛt",
    "Rhymes:German/ɛt/1 syllable"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Brett vor dem Kopf"
    },
    {
      "word": "Brettchen"
    },
    {
      "word": "dicker Bretter bohren"
    },
    {
      "word": "ein Brett vor dem Kopf haben"
    },
    {
      "word": "einen Stein im Brett haben"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "eo",
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            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *bred",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*bredą"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *bredą",
      "name": "inh"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "bred"
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      "expansion": "Old English bred",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "ברעט"
      },
      "expansion": "Yiddish ברעט (bret)",
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    }
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    {
      "form": "Brettes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bretts",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bretter",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brettchen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brettlein",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brett",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "Bretter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brettes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bretts",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bretter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brett",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brette",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brettern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Brett",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bretter",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "n,(e)s,er",
        "dim": "chen,lein"
      },
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      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "english": "balance board",
      "word": "Balancierbrett ()"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bügelbrett"
    },
    {
      "word": "Dielenbrett"
    },
    {
      "word": "Eichenbrett"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fensterbrett"
    },
    {
      "word": "Griffbrett"
    },
    {
      "word": "Holzbrett"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kiefernbrett"
    },
    {
      "word": "Klemmbrett"
    },
    {
      "word": "Küchenbrett"
    },
    {
      "word": "Reißbrett"
    },
    {
      "word": "Scherbrett"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schneidbrett"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schwarzes Brett"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sprungbrett"
    },
    {
      "word": "Trittbrett"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The windows of the abandoned house were all boarded up (nailed shut with boards).",
          "text": "Die Fenster des verlassenen Hauses waren alle mit Brettern vernagelt.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "board, plank"
      ],
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        [
          "board",
          "board"
        ],
        [
          "plank",
          "plank"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German slang",
        "de:Music"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "energetic, forceful track"
      ],
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        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "track",
          "track"
        ]
      ],
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        "(slang, music) energetic, forceful track"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "slang",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/bʁɛt/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛt"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Brett.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/90/De-Brett.ogg/De-Brett.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/De-Brett.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-at-Brett.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/De-at-Brett.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Brett"
}

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