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 hate himself and the other he gave to the beggar.
(transitive) to smash, to shatter; to destroy

Derived terms

sech den Kopp terbrääke

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