breuk

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch breuk.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /brɪøk/

Noun

breuk (plural breuke, diminutive breukie)

fracture, break
(arithmetic) fraction

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch broke, brueke, from Old Dutch *bruki, from Proto-West Germanic *bruki, from Proto-Germanic *brukiz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /brøːk/
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Hyphenation: breuk
Rhymes: -øːk

Noun

breuk f (plural breuken, diminutive breukje n)

Synonyms

(fracture): botbreuk, fractuur

Derived terms

breuklijn
breuksplitsing
breukstreep
kettingbreuk
schipbreuk
stambreuk
trendbreuk
wolkbreuk

Related terms

brok

Descendants

Afrikaans: breuk
Negerhollands: breek
→ Indonesian: patahan (“fault”) (semantic loan)
→ Indonesian: pecahan (“fraction”) (semantic loan)
→ Papiamentu: breuk

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