aanbreken

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈaːmbreːkə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to begin, to onset
  • (transitive) to break into, to open for the first time
  • (obsolete) to violently approach by storm

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch aenbreken compound from Dutch, Flemish aan (on, to, -an, at) + Dutch, Flemish breken (break, stem of m).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

breken

Gloss

break, stem of m

Concept
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Ontological Category

Action/Process

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