brák

See also: brak, Brak, bräk, bråk, and břak

Masurian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish brak.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbrɒk]
  • Syllabification: brák

Verb

brák impf

  1. (intransitive, impersonal) Expresses the goodness of the following verb; it is needed, one ought to [+infinitive]
  2. (impersonal) there is/are no; to be wanting [+genitive = what there is not] [+dative = for/on whom]

Further reading
  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2021), “I. brak, II. brak”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur, volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 216
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