brouk

See also: Brouk

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech brúk. Cognate of Lower Sorbian bruk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbrou̯k]
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Noun

brouk m anim (relational adjective broučí, diminutive brouček)

  1. beetle
  2. (expressive) sweetheart, love, honey

Declension

Declension of brouk (velar masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative brouk brouci
genitive brouka brouků
dative broukovi, brouku broukům
accusative brouka brouky
vocative brouku brouci
locative broukovi, brouku broucích
instrumental broukem brouky

Derived terms

adjectives
nouns
  • broučátko
  • brouče
  • brouček
  • broučice
  • broučíček
  • broučínek

Further reading

Scots

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English brouken, from Old English brūcan (“to use, enjoy”), from Proto-West Germanic *brūkan.

Verb

tae brouk

  1. to have the use or owndom of (money, land, etc.)
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