Broch

See also: broch and broc'h

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German bruch, from Old High German bruh, from Proto-West Germanic *bruki. Cognate with German Bruch, Dutch breuk, English breach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʀoχ/

Noun

Broch m (plural Bréch)

  1. breakage
  2. fracture
  3. (mathematics) fraction
  4. (pathology) hernia
  5. quarry

Scots

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brɔx/

Proper noun

The Broch

  1. Doric Scots form of Fraserburgh (“a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland”)
  2. Doric Scots form of Burghead (“a town in Moray, Scotland”)
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