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Brücke

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German

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Eine Brücke

Etymology

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From Middle High German brucke, from Old High German brugga, brucca, from Proto-West Germanic *bruggju. The neurological sense “pons” is a semantic loan from Latin pōns.

Cognates:
Compare Bavarian Bruckn, Dutch brug, English bridge, Low German Brüch, Danish brygge, Old Saxon bruggia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbʁʏkə/
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  • Rhymes: -ʏkə
  • Hyphenation: Brü‧cke; pre-1996: Brük‧ke

Noun

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Brücke f (genitive Brücke, plural Brücken, diminutive Brückchen n)

  1. bridge
  2. (software, design) The bridge pattern
  3. pons (in the brain, "bridging" the brain stem with the rest of the brain)
    Synonym: Pons m

Declension

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Declension of Brücke [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Brücke die Brücken
genitive einer der Brücke der Brücken
dative einer der Brücke den Brücken
accusative eine die Brücke die Brücken

Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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