breek

Afrikaans

Alternative forms
  • briek (Cape Afrikaans)

Etymology

From Dutch breken, from Middle Dutch brēken, from Old Dutch *brecan, from Proto-West Germanic *brekan, from Proto-Germanic *brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /brɪə̯k/
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Verb

breek (present breek, present participle brekende, past participle gebreek)

  1. to break

Dutch

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -eːk

Verb

breek

  1. first-person singular present indicative of breken
  2. imperative of breken

Anagrams

North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian breka, from Proto-Germanic *brekaną.

Verb

breek

  1. (Heligoland), (Sylt) to break
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