Stimmbruch

German

Etymology

From Stimme (“voice”) +‎ Bruch (“break, breaking”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtɪmˌbʁʊx/
  • Hyphenation: Stimm‧bruch
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Noun

Stimmbruch m (strong, genitive Stimmbruches or Stimmbruchs, plural Stimmbrüche)

  1. voice change (the gradual dropping (“deepening”) of a person's voice during puberty)

Declension

Declension of Stimmbruch [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Stimmbruch die Stimmbrüche
genitive eines des Stimmbruches, Stimmbruchs der Stimmbrüche
dative einem dem Stimmbruch, Stimmbruche1 den Stimmbrüchen
accusative einen den Stimmbruch die Stimmbrüche

1Now rare, see notes.

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