Eidbruch

German

Etymology

From Eid +‎ Bruch. Compare Middle High German eidebreche (“oath-breaking”, adjective), Old English āþbryċe (“oath-breaking, perjury”), whence English oathbreach, Dutch eedbreuk.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaɪ̯tˌbʁʊx/
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Hyphenation: Eid‧bruch

Noun

Eidbruch m (strong, genitive Eidbruches or Eidbruchs, plural Eidbrüche)

oathbreach, the breaking of a vow or sworn pledge

Declension

Declension of Eidbruch [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Eidbruch	die	Eidbrüche
genitive	eines	des	Eidbruches, Eidbruchs	der	Eidbrüche
dative	einem	dem	Eidbruch, Eidbruche¹	den	Eidbrüchen
accusative	einen	den	Eidbruch	die	Eidbrüche

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

eidbrüchig

See also

Meineid

Further reading

“Eidbruch” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
“Eidbruch” in Duden online
“Eidbruch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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