bro
English
Alternative forms
- bra, brah, breh, bruh
Etymology
| PIE word |
|---|
| *bʰréh₂tēr |
Clipping of brother.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /bɹoʊ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɹəʊ/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊ
- Hyphenation: bro
- Homophone: Breaux
Noun
bro (plural bros)
- (slang) brother (a male sibling)
- (slang) brother (a male comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals)
- (slang) brother (usually used to address a male)
- (slang) fratboy (or someone that espouses the fraternity bro culture)
Pronoun
bro (third-person singular, masculine, nominative or objective case)
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) he or him
- Bro said he finna go off today
- You gotta go up to bro and say, "I know what you mean"
Derived terms
- Bernie bro
- brocialism
- brocialist
- bro-country
- brodeo
- brodown
- broette
- brofist
- brogrammer
- brogressive
- brohawk
- brohemian
- brohoof
- bro-hug
- brojob
- brolationship
- bromance
- brony
- bro out
- broseph
- brosephine
- broship
- broski
- brostep
- brotastic
- cool story bro
- cryptobro
- dudebro
- gym bro
- ladybro
- lax bro
- lezbro
- newbro
- stepbro
- tech bro
Translations
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See also
- bruv (an abbreviated form of bruvver)
- brotha
- broseph
Anagrams
- BOR, Bor, Bor., ORB, ROB, Rob, bor, orb, rob
Breton
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *broɣ, from Proto-Celtic *mrogis.
Noun
bro f (plural broioù)
- country (-side)
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish bro, from Old East Norse brō, from Proto-Germanic *brūwō (“bridge; brow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruh- (“beam, bridge”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /broː/, [b̥ʁoːˀ]
Noun
bro c (singular definite broen, plural indefinite broer)
- bridge
Inflection
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bro | broen | broer | broerne |
| genitive | bros | broens | broers | broernes |
Descendants
Norwegian Bokmål: bro
References
- “bro” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “bro” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
Gallo
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
bro m (plural bros)
- thorn
Kalasha
Etymology
From Sanskrit बृहत् (bṛhat, “lofty, high, tall”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts. Cognate with Persian بلند (boland), English borough.
Noun
bro
- mountain top, peak
- succession of peaks which make up a ridge
Norman
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
bro m (plural bros)
- (Jersey) pitcher
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- bru
Etymology
From Danish bro, from Old Danish bro, from Old East Norse brō, from Proto-Germanic *brōwō (“bridge; brow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruh- (“beam; bridge”).
Noun
bro f or m (definite singular broa or broen, indefinite plural broer, definite plural broene)
- bridge
Derived terms
- bogebro
- brokar
- buebro
- flytebro
- fotgjengerbro
- gangbro
- hengebro
- jernbanebro
- kavlebro
- kjørebro
- kommandobro
- kuldebro
- landgangsbro
- luftbro
- låvebro
- pongtongbro
- svingbro
- vindebro
- vippebro
References
- “bro” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
From English blow.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bro/
Verb
bro
- To blow, to produce air currents.
- To breathe.
Noun
bro
- breath
Swedish
Etymology
From Old East Norse brō, from Proto-Germanic *brōwō (“bridge; brow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruh- (“beam, bridge”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bruː/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -uː
Noun
bro c
- bridge (a construction that spans a divide)
- Stan mellan broarna
- The town between the bridges (Stockholm old town)
- Släpp ingen djävul över bron, håll ut en stund ännu!
- Let no devil across the bridge, hold out yet a while!
- road bank (a road reenforced with stone or timber, in particular across wetlands)
- quay
- Synonyms: brygga, skeppsbro
- porch
- Jag får min motion när jag går ifrån bron och till vår garageuppfart.
- I get my exercise when I walk from the porch to our driveway.
- Synonym: förstubro
Declension
| Declension of bro | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | bro | bron | broar | broarna |
| Genitive | bros | brons | broars | broarnas |
Related terms
- bilbro
- broa
- broavgift
- brobana
- brobyggare
- brobygge
- brobyggnad
- brobänk
- brofäste
- broförbindelse
- brohuvud
- broklaff
- brokonstruktion
- broning
- bropelare
- broräcke
- broslagning
- brospann
- brovakt
- brovalv
- broöppning
- cykelbro
- förstubro
- gångbro
- hängbro
- Skeppsbron
- stenbro
- träbro
- Ölandsbron
- Öresundsbron
References
- bro in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- bro in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams
- bor
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh bro, from Proto-Brythonic *broɣ, from Proto-Celtic *mrogis. Cognate with Old Irish mruig. Cognate with Briton bro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /broː/
- Rhymes: -oː
Noun
bro f (plural bröydd or brofydd)
- region, country, land, neighbourhood, native haunt
- border, limit, boundary, march
- vale, lowland, champaign
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| bro | fro | mro | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bro”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies