das Brot
noun · /bʁoːt/ ·Etymology
From Middle High German brōt, from Old High German brōt (attested since the 8th century), from Proto-West Germanic *braud, 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).
Translation
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bread
neuter, strong, uncountable, usually
Es gibt Leute auf der Welt, die so hungrig sind, dass Gott ihnen nicht erscheinen kann, außer in Form von Brot.
There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.
Hast du Brot fürs Frühstück?
Do you have bread for lunch?
Frühstückst du Brot?
Do you have bread for lunch?
- loaf of bread countable, neuter, strong
- slice of bread; sandwich countable, neuter, strong
- livelihood, subsistence figuratively, neuter, strong, uncountable
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Brot | Brote |
| Accusative | Brot | Brote |
| Dative | Brot | Broten |
| Genitive | Brotes | Brote |