broth

See also: broþ

English

Etymology

From Middle English broth, from Old English broþ (“broth”), from Proto-West Germanic *broþ (“broth”), from Proto-Germanic *bruþą (“broth”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to seethe, roil, brew”). Akin to Old English breowan (“to brew”), equivalent to brew +‎ -th.

Pronunciation

Noun

broth (countable and uncountable, plural broths)

  1. (uncountable) Water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled.
    Synonyms: bouillon, liquor, pot liquor, stock
  2. (countable) A soup made from broth and other ingredients such as vegetables, herbs or diced meat.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Scottish Gaelic: brot

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Irish

Noun

broth m (genitive singular brotha)

  1. Alternative form of bruth (“heat; rash, eruption; nap, pile, covering”)

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
broth bhroth mbroth
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English broþ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brɔθ/

Noun

broth (plural brothes)

  1. Water in which something (usually food) has been boiled; broth.

Descendants

References

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