Bregen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German brēgen, from Old Saxon *bregin, *bragan, from Proto-West Germanic *bragn, from Proto-Germanic *bragną. Cognate with Old English bræġn / bræġen, Dutch brein, English brain.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbreːɡən/, [ˈbʁeːɡŋ̍], [ˈbʁeːɡn̩], [ˈbʁeːɡən]
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Noun

Bregen m (strong, genitive Bregens, no plural)

  1. (regional, chiefly Northern Germany) (animal) brain
    Synonym: Hirn
  2. (humorous) head
    Synonym: Schädel

Usage notes

  • The simple noun is chiefly restricted to the technical language of butchers, farmers, huntsmen; but Bregenwurst is a common term for a traditional sausage in northern Germany.

Declension

Declension of Bregen [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Bregen
genitive eines des Bregens
dative einem dem Bregen
accusative einen den Bregen

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Brägen”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

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