Brachland

German

Etymology

brach +‎ Land

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʁaːxˌlant/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Brachland n (strong, genitive Brachlandes or Brachlands, no plural)

  1. fallow land, wasteland
    • 1970, “Wieviel Menschen waren glücklich, dass du gelebt?”, in Hildegard Knef (lyrics), Hans Hammerschmid (music), KNEF:
      Die Sekunden deiner Wahrheit / Liegen milchig über Brachland der Erinnerung
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of Brachland [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Brachland
genitive eines des Brachlandes, Brachlands
dative einem dem Brachland, Brachlande1
accusative ein das Brachland

1Now rare, see notes.

Hypernyms

References

  • “Brachland” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Brachland” in Duden online

Further reading

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