Brocken

== English == === Etymology === A variant of brooking. === Proper noun === Brocken A surname. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brocken”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 231. == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbʁɔkŋ̩/, /ˈbʁɔkən/ === Etymology 1 === From Old High German brocco, from Proto-Germanic *brukkô, related to *brukiz. ==== Noun ==== Brocken m (strong, genitive Brockens, plural Brocken, diminutive Bröckchen n or Bröcklein n) piece (part of a larger whole) ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== die Brocken hinwerfen die Brocken hinschmeißen === Etymology 2 === Probably from brocken, referring to the mountain's erosion. More at Brocken. ==== Proper noun ==== Brocken m (proper noun, strong, genitive Brockens) a mountain in the Harz mountain range, Germany Synonym: Blocksberg === Further reading === “Brocken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Brocken (abgebrochenes Stück)” in Duden online “Brocken (Berg im Harz)” in Duden online