Definition
A small bread roll, usually round and intended for one person.
Translations
- English
- bread roll
- Français
- petit pain
- Türkçe
- küçük ekmek
- Polski
- bułka
- Русский
- булочка
- Українська
- булочка
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Brötchen
- A1
- Noun
- Food & Drink
bread roll
/das ˈbʁøːtçən/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- das
- Gender
- Neuter
- Plural
- Brötchen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Derived word
- Topics
- Food & DrinkPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Brötchen ist noch warm.NominativSing.The bread roll is still warm.
- Zum Frühstück esse ich ein Brötchen mit Käse.AkkusativSing.For breakfast I eat a bread roll with cheese.
- Ich gebe dem Brötchen etwas Butter.DativSing.I put some butter on the bread roll.
- Die Kruste des Brötchens ist knusprig.GenitivSing.The crust of the bread roll is crispy.
- Die Brötchen liegen im Korb.NominativPlur.The bread rolls are in the basket.
- Wir holen frische Brötchen zum Frühstück.AkkusativPlur.We get fresh bread rolls for breakfast.
- Mit den Brötchen machen wir kleine Sandwiches.DativPlur.We make small sandwiches with the bread rolls.
- Der Duft frisch gebackener Brötchen erfüllt die Küche.GenitivPlur.The aroma of freshly baked bread rolls fills the kitchen.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Brötchen/ˈbʁøːtçən/
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Article phrase
das Brötchen/das ˈbʁøːtçən/
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Plural
Brötchen/ˈbʁøːtçən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Brötchen | die Brötchen |
| Akkusativ | das Brötchen | die Brötchen |
| Dativ | dem Brötchen | den Brötchen |
| Genitiv | des Brötchens | der Brötchen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationein Brötchen essen
- Collocationein Brötchen kaufen
- Sentence patternBrötchen mit Käse
- Collocationein Brötchen backen
- Adjective combinationein belegtes Brötchen
- Sentence patternDas Brötchen schmeckt knusprig.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeDerived word
- BrötOther
- chenSuffix
„Brötchen“ is a diminutive form of „Brot“ with the suffix „-chen“ and umlaut in the stem vowel.