Brotbrechen

German

Etymology

Brot +‎ brechen

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbʁoːtˌbʁɛçn̩/
Hyphenation: Brot‧bre‧chen

Noun

Brotbrechen n (strong, genitive Brotbrechens, no plural)

"breaking of the bread"; i.e. Holy Communion

Declension

Declension of Brotbrechen [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Brotbrechen
genitive	eines	des	Brotbrechens
dative	einem	dem	Brotbrechen
accusative	ein	das	Brotbrechen

Further reading

“Brotbrechen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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