Brache

See also: brache and bräche

German

Etymology

From Middle High German brāche, from Old High German brāhha, which is related to brehhan (“to break”). Cognate with Luxembourgish Brooch, Vilamovian bröch.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbʁaːxə/
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Noun

Brache f (genitive Brache, plural Brachen)

fallow

Declension

Declension of Brache [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Brache	die	Brachen
genitive	einer	der	Brache	der	Brachen
dative	einer	der	Brache	den	Brachen
accusative	eine	die	Brache	die	Brachen

References

van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “braak1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Further reading

“Brache” in Duden online
“Brache” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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