Brot

See also: brot, brót, bröt, brøt, and Brot.

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • Brut (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian)

Noun

Brot n

  1. (southern Moselle Franconian) bread
  2. (same region) loaf of bread

German

Zwei Brote — Two loaves of bread (2)
Mehrere Scheiben Roggenbrot — Several slices of rye bread (1)

Etymology

From Middle High German brōt, from Old High German brōt (attested since the 8th century), from Proto-Germanic *braudą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrew- (“to seethe, to boil”). Originally, the meaning of Brot was "what has been fermented, leaven" and may be a nominal derivative from Proto-Germanic *brewwaną (“to brew”) (whence German brauen). It replaced the older Laib (“loaf”) which was the more common term in Old High German (compare the use of hlāf and brēad in Old English).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʁoːt/
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  • Rhymes: -oːt
  • Hyphenation: Brot

Noun

Brot n (genitive Brotes or Brots, plural Brote, diminutive Brötchen n)

  1. (usually uncountable) bread
  2. (countable) loaf of bread
  3. (countable) slice of bread; sandwich
  4. (uncountable, figuratively) livelihood, subsistence

Declension

Hyponyms

  • (livelihood): Gnadenbrot

Derived terms

  • brauen
  • (livelihood): (unser) täglich Brot
  • Zuckerbrot und Peitsche

See also

References

  1. ↑ Pfeifer, Wolfgang. 1995, 2005. Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen. München: dtv. →ISBN.

Further reading

  • Brot in Duden online

German Low German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Saxon *brōd, from Proto-Germanic *braudą. Compare German Brot, Dutch brood, West Frisian brea, English bread, Danish brød.

Noun

Brot n

  1. (in many dialects, including Low Prussian) bread (foodstuff made by baking dough)
  2. (in some dialects, including Low Prussian) a piece (loaf, slice) of bread

Synonyms

  • ('bread', or especially 'a piece of bread'): Brotke (Low Prussian, diminutive)

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German brāto, from Proto-Germanic *brēdô. Cognate with German Braten, Dutch braad, Icelandic bráð.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʀoːt/

Noun

Brot m (plural Broten)

  1. joint, roast (of meat)

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Old High German brōt. Compare German Brot, Dutch brood, English bread.

Noun

Brot n

  1. bread
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