terbrääke
Limburgish
Alternative forms
- terbraeke, terbreëke (Veldeke spelling)
- te̩rbrääke̩, te̩rbree̩ke̩ (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)
- terbréëke (Eupen)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *twizbrekaną (“to break apart, to break in two”), equivalent to ter- + brääke (“to break”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /təʁˈbʁɛː.kə/
- (Southeast Limburgish) IPA(key): /təʁˈbʁeə̯.kə/
- Rhymes: -ɛːkə, -eə̯kə
Verb
terbrääke (third-person singular present terbreckt, preterite terbruek, past participle terbroeke, auxiliary verb han)
- (ergative) to break
- Dät terbreckt sie Bein op gem Vuussballveld.
- She breaks her leg on the football field.
- (transitive, poetic, literary) to break in two
- Jesus terbruek et Brued, ei Stöck oot hää selv änd et angert goof hää den Bäädeler.
- Jesus broke the bread in two, one piece he ate himself and the other he gave to the beggar.
- (transitive) to smash, to shatter; to destroy
Derived terms
- sech den Kopp terbrääke