breken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch brēken, from Old Dutch *brekan, from Proto-Germanic *brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbreːkə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eːkən

Verb

breken

  1. (ergative) to break

Inflection

Inflection of breken (strong class 4)
infinitive breken
past singular brak
past participle gebroken
infinitive breken
gerund breken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular breekbrak
2nd person sing. (jij) breektbrak
2nd person sing. (u) breektbrak
2nd person sing. (gij) breektbraakt
3rd person singular breektbrak
plural brekenbraken
subjunctive sing.1 brekebrake
subjunctive plur.1 brekenbraken
imperative sing. breek
imperative plur.1 breekt
participles brekendgebroken
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Anagrams


Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German brēken, from Old Saxon brekan, from Proto-Germanic *brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-. Cognate to Plautdietsch bräken, Dutch breken, German brechen, West Frisian brekke, English break, Danish brække.

Alternative forms

  • bräken
  • briäken

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [breːkⁿŋ̩]

Verb

breken (third-person singular simple present brickt, past tense brook, past participle braken, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to break

Conjugation


Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *brekan, from Proto-Germanic *brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-.

Verb

brēken

  1. to break, to break into pieces
  2. to break, to be broken
  3. to destroy
  4. to break in
  5. to end, to diminish, to weaken
  6. to break, to overcome resistance, to subdue

Inflection

Strong class 4
Infinitive brēken
3rd sg. past brac
3rd pl. past brâken
Past participle gebroken
Infinitive brēken
In genitive brēkens
In dative brēkene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular brēke brac
2nd singular brēecs, brēkes brâecs, brâkes
3rd singular brēect, brēket brac
1st plural brēken brâken
2nd plural brēect, brēket brâect, brâket
3rd plural brēken brâken
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular brēke brâke
2nd singular brēecs, brēkes brâkes
3rd singular brēke brâke
1st plural brēken brâken
2nd plural brēect, brēket brâket
3rd plural brēken brâken
Imperative Present
Singular brec, brēec, brēke
Plural brēect, brēket
Present Past
Participle brēkende gebroken

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Dutch: breken
  • Limburgish: braeke

Further reading

  • breken (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • breken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English brecan, from Proto-Germanic *brekaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɛːkən/

Verb

breken

  1. to break

Conjugation

Descendants

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