bror
See also: Bror
Danish
Alternative forms
- broder
Etymology
From Old Norse bróðir (“brother”), from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bror/, [b̥ʁoɐ̯]
- Rhymes: -oːɐ̯
Noun
bror c (singular definite broren, plural indefinite brødre)
- brother (male sibling)
Declension
Declension of bror
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bror | broren | brødre | brødrene |
| genitive | brors | brorens | brødres | brødrenes |
References
- “bror” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- broder
Etymology
From Old Norse bróðir (“brother”), from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bruːr/
Noun
bror m (definite singular broren, indefinite plural brødre, definite plural brødrene)
- a brother
Derived terms
- blodsbror
- brorpart
- brorskap
- halvbror
- lillebror
- stebror
- svigerbror
Related terms
- far, pappa
- mor, mamma
- søster, søsken
- sønn, datter
References
- “bror” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- broder
Etymology
From Old Norse bróðir (“brother”), from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Akin to English brother.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bruːr/
Noun
bror m (definite singular broren, indefinite plural brør, definite plural brørne)
- brother
Derived terms
- blodsbror
- brorpart
- brorskap
- farbror
- halvbror
- stebror
- stykbror
- svigerbror
Related terms
- far, pappa
- mor, mamma
- syster, sysken
- son, dotter
References
- “bror” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Alternative forms
- broder
Etymology
From Old Swedish broþir, from Old Norse bróðir (“brother”), from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bruːr/
Noun
bror c
- a brother, a contracted form of broder
Usage notes
- 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.
Declension
| Declension of bror | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | bror | brodern | bröder | bröderna |
| Genitive | brors | broderns | bröders | brödernas |
| Declension of bror | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | broder | brodern | bröder | bröderna |
| Genitive | broders | broderns | bröders | brödernas |
Synonyms
- broder
- brorsa
Related terms
- brorsbarn
- brorsdotter
- brorskål
- brorslott
- brorson
- farbror
- lillebror
- morbror
- storebror
- styvbror
References
- bror in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)