"Brocken" meaning in German

See Brocken in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈbʁɔkŋ̩/, /ˈbʁɔkən/ Audio: De-Brocken.ogg [Berlin] Forms: Brockens [genitive]
Etymology: Probably from brocken, referring to the mountain's erosion. More at Brocken. Etymology templates: {{m|de|brocken}} brocken Head templates: {{de-proper noun|m}} Brocken m (proper noun, strong, genitive Brockens)
  1. A mountain in the Harz mountain range, Germany. Tags: masculine, proper-noun, strong Categories (place): Mountains, Places in Germany Synonyms: Blocksberg
    Sense id: en-Brocken-de-name-de:mountain Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 81 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈbʁɔkŋ̩/, /ˈbʁɔkən/ Audio: De-Brocken.ogg [Berlin]
Etymology: From Old High German brocco, from Proto-Germanic *brukkô, related to *brukiz. Etymology templates: {{root|de|ine-pro|*bʰreg-}}, {{inh|de|goh|brocco}} Old High German brocco, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*brukkô}} Proto-Germanic *brukkô, {{m|gem-pro|*brukiz}} *brukiz Head templates: {{de-noun|m|dim=Bröckchen,Bröcklein}} Brocken m (strong, genitive Brockens, plural Brocken, diminutive Bröckchen n or Bröcklein n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Brockens [genitive], Brocken [plural], Bröckchen [diminutive, neuter], Bröcklein [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Brocken [nominative, singular], Brocken [definite, nominative, plural], Brockens [genitive, singular], Brocken [definite, genitive, plural], Brocken [dative, singular], Brocken [dative, definite, plural], Brocken [accusative, singular], Brocken [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. piece (part of a larger whole) Tags: masculine, strong Derived forms: die Brocken hinwerfen, die Brocken hinschmeißen
    Sense id: en-Brocken-de-noun-L4-WUhFr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Brocken meaning in German (4.2kB)

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