trocken Brot

== German == === Etymology === From trocken (“dry”) +‎ Brot (“bread”). In older German strong neuter adjectives could be left uninflected. This is now generally poetic, but still common in a few fixed expressions. Compare fließend Wasser. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌtʁɔkən ˈbʁoːt/ === Noun === trocken Brot n (invariable) bread with nothing on it, particularly without butter or margarine ==== Usage notes ==== Distinguish trocken Brot in the above sense from trockenes Brot (“dry/stale bread”).