brouk

== Czech == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Czech brúk. Cognate of Lower Sorbian bruk. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbrou̯k] === Noun === brouk m anim (relational adjective broučí, diminutive brouček) beetle (expressive) sweetheart, love, honey ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “brouk”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “brouk”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “brouk”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Scots == === Alternative forms === brook === Etymology === From Middle English brouken, from Old English brūcan (“to use, enjoy”), from Proto-West Germanic *brūkan. === Verb === tae brouk to have the use or owndom of (money, land, etc.)