brók

See also: brok and brøk

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse brók, from Proto-Germanic *brōks, related to English breech, breeches.

Noun

brók f (genitive singular brókar, plural brøkur)

  1. pant-leg: the part of a pair of pants/trousers which covers one leg
  2. (in the plural) pants, trousers

Declension

f12 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brók brókin brøkur brøkurnar
accusative brók brókina brøkur brøkurnar
dative brók brókini brókum brókunum
genitive brókar brókarinnar bróka brókanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse brók, from Proto-Germanic *brōks, cognate with Old English brōc (whence the English breech, breeches), Old High German bruoh (whence German Bruch) and Finnish ruoke (loanword).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prouːk/
  • Rhymes: -ouːk

Noun

brók f (genitive singular brókar, nominative plural brækur)

  1. pants, trousers (the plural form brækur is also used as a plurale tantum with the same meaning)
  2. underpants

Declension

Declension of brók (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brók brókin brækur brækurnar
accusative brók brókina brækur brækurnar
dative brók brókinni brókum brókunum
genitive brókar brókarinnar bróka brókanna

Derived terms

  • bróka
  • barnið vex en brókin ekki
  • nábrók

Further reading

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *brōks.

Noun

brók f (genitive brókar, plural brœkr)

  1. pant-leg
  2. pants, breeches; but plural brœkr is more common

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Icelandic: brók
  • Faroese: brók
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: brok
  • Old Swedish: brōk
  • Danish: brog
  • → Old Irish: bróc
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