Macedonian

Noun

брак • ‎(brak) m

1. marriage

Inflection

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [brak]

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Old Church Slavonic бракъ ‎(brakŭ), from Proto-Slavic *borkъ.

Noun

брак • ‎(brak) m inan ‎(genitive бра́ка, nominative plural бра́ки, genitive plural бра́ков)

1. marriage, matrimony

Declension

Related terms

• бра́чный ‎(bráčnyj)
• брачующийся ‎(bračujuščijsja)

Etymology 2

Via Polish brak, from Middle Low German brak ‎(“flaw, defect; breaking”). Compare modern German Brack and English break.

Noun

брак • ‎(brak) m inan ‎(genitive бра́ка, nominative plural бра́ки, genitive plural бра́ков)

1. flaw, defect
2. (uncountable) defective goods, waste, spoilage, rejects

Declension

Related terms

• браковать ‎(brakovatʹ), забраковать ‎(zabrakovatʹ)
• выбраковывать ‎(vybrakovyvatʹ), выбраковать ‎(vybrakovatʹ)
• отбраковывать ‎(otbrakovyvatʹ), отбраковать ‎(otbrakovatʹ)
• брако́ванный ‎(brakóvannyj)
• бракодел ‎(brakodel)

References

• Fasmer, Maks (1964–1973), “брак”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *borkъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brâːk/

Noun

бра̑к m ‎(Latin spelling brȃk)

1. marriage

Declension

Derived terms

• бра̑чнӣ