bror
Danish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse bróðir (“brother”), from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bror c (singular definite broren, plural indefinite brødre)
- brother (male sibling)
Declension
[edit]References
[edit]- “bror” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse bróðir (“brother”), from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr (“brother”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bror m (definite singular broren, indefinite plural brødre, definite plural brødrene)
- a brother
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “bror” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- broder (long form)
Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse bróðir (“brother”), from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Akin to English brother.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bror m (definite singular broren, indefinite plural brør, definite plural brørne)
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “bror” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish broþir, from Old Norse bróðir (“brother”), from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bror c
- a brother, a contracted form of broder
- (colloquial) bro, friend (often used as a friendly or familiar form of address)
- 2009, Ken Ring (lyrics and music), “"Bror"”, in Hip Hop:
- BROR, jag vet ja alltid kommer älska dig, jag kommer på direkten om de e nånting som händer dig
- "BRO, I know I'll always love you, I'll be there at once if something happens to you"
Usage notes
[edit]The contracted form bror is far more common in daily use, but only applies to indefinite singular. For definite singular and for plural, the original -de- must be used. See also far, mor. The original broder is still used for friars.
The colloquial form of address is primarily used among young speakers, primarily by younger male speakers of mixed ethnic or racial background.
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | bror | brors |
| definite | brodern | broderns | |
| plural | indefinite | bröder | bröders |
| definite | bröderna | brödernas |
Synonyms
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[edit]References
[edit]- Danish terms derived from Old Norse
- Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Danish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Danish lemmas
- Danish nouns
- Danish common-gender nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Bokmål terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- nn:Family
- nn:Family members
- nn:Male family members
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Swedish colloquialisms
- Swedish terms with quotations
- Swedish nouns with irregular plurals
- sv:Male family members