Polyglot Dictionary

Brauch

/bʁaʊx/

der noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Bräuche

Meaning

  1. custom, tradition

N Category Idea Concreteness Abstract Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Tradition

Close synonyms for a custom — Brauch is a specific customary practice (a wedding custom), Tradition is the broader word for a tradition handed down over generations.

Brauchtum

Brauch is one specific custom; Brauchtum is the whole collective body of customs and traditions of a region or culture.

Similar in other languages

English

tradition

tradition is the English word for the same thing — both mean "custom, tradition."

Practice

1 What does Brauch mean?

2 Fill the gap: Dieser ___ wird seit Generationen gepflegt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Brauch?

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