# брак
## Belarusian
### Alternative forms

* brak — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

### Etymology

Borrowed from Polish brak, from Middle Low German brak (“flaw, defect; breaking”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [brak]
* Rhymes: -ak

### Noun

брак • (brak) m inan (genitive бра́ку, uncountable)
* lack, scarcity
* defect

#### Declension
### Verb

брак • (brak)
* (impersonal) lack of, there is/are no (+ genitive)
    брак бялку́ ― brak bjalkú ― protein deficiency

### References

* “брак” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

## Bulgarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [brak]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ak

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic бракъ (brakŭ), from Proto-Slavic *borkъ.

#### Noun

брак • (brak) m (relational adjective бра́чен)
* marriage, matrimony

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Brack (“scrap, garbage”).

#### Noun

брак • (brak) m
* scrap, waste

##### Declension
### Anagrams

* краб (krab)

## Macedonian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *borkъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [brak]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

брак • (brak) m (relational adjective брачен)
* marriage, matrimony

#### Declension
## Russian
### Alternative forms

* бракъ (brak) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [brak]
* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic бракъ (brakŭ), from Proto-Slavic *borkъ.

#### Noun

брак • (brak) m inan (genitive бра́ка, nominative plural бра́ки, genitive plural бра́ков, relational adjective бра́чный)
* marriage, matrimony

##### Derived terms

* безбра́чие n (bezbráčije)

##### Related terms

* брачу́ющийся (bračújuščijsja)

### Etymology 2

Via Polish brak, from Middle Low German brak (“flaw, defect; breaking”). Compare modern cognates German Bruch and English break. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-, whence also Latin frangō (whence Russian фра́кция (frákcija), English fraction, frail, fragile).

#### Noun

брак • (brak) m inan (genitive бра́ка, nominative plural бра́ки, genitive plural бра́ков)
* flaw, defect
* (uncountable) defective goods, waste, spoilage, rejects

##### Related terms

Close related:
* бракова́ть (brakovátʹ), забракова́ть (zabrakovátʹ)
* выбрако́вывать (vybrakóvyvatʹ), вы́браковать (výbrakovatʹ)
* отбрако́вывать (otbrakóvyvatʹ), отбракова́ть (otbrakovátʹ)
* брако́ванный (brakóvannyj)
* бракоде́л m anim (brakodél)
Others:
* бре́кчия f (brékčija)
* брешь f (brešʹ)
* бри́джи pl (brídži)
* брю́ки pl (brjúki)
* фра́кция f (frákcija)

##### Descendants

* Uzbek: brak

### References

* Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “брак”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

### Anagrams

* краб (krab)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *borkъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /brâːk/

### Noun

бра̑к m (Latin spelling brȃk)
* marriage

#### Derived terms

* бра̑чнӣ

## Ukrainian
### Etymology

Via Polish brak, from Middle Low German brak (“flaw, defect; breaking”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [brak]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

брак • (brak) m inan (genitive бра́ку, nominative plural бра́ки, genitive plural бра́ків)
* lack, scarcity
* defect

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “брак”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “брак”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
* “брак”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)