breka

Faroese

Noun

breka

  1. indefinite genitive plural of brek

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²breː.kɑ/

Verb

breka (present tense brekar/breker, past tense breka/brekte, past participle breka/brekt, passive infinitive brekast, present participle brekande, imperative breka/brek)

  1. to bleat

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbreː.kɑ/

Noun

breka n

  1. definite plural of brek

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *brekan.

Verb

breka

  1. to break

Descendants

  • North Frisian:
    Föhr-Amrum: breeg
    Helgoland and Sylt: breek
    Mooring: breege
  • Saterland Frisian: breke
  • West Frisian: brekke

Slovene

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *berka.

Noun

brẹ́ka f

  1. alternative form of brek (“wild service tree”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

breka m anim

  1. inflection of brek:
    1. accusative/genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative dual

Further reading

  • “breka”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025
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