Brockenhaus
التعريفات والمعاني
== German ==
=== Etymology ===
From Brocken (“fragment”) + Haus (“house”), after John 6:12: Sammelt die übrig gebliebenen Brocken, dass nichts verloren geht. (“Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈbʁɔkn̩ˌhaʊ̯s/
=== Noun ===
Brockenhaus n (strong, genitive Brockenhauses, plural Brockenhäuser)
(Switzerland) thrift store; charity shop
Synonym: (colloquial) Brocki
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
“Brockenhaus” in Duden online
“Brockenhaus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Brockenhaus on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de