broos

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /broːs/

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• Hyphenation: broos
• Rhymes: -oːs

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch broosc.

Adjective

broos (comparative brozer, superlative meest broos or broost)

1. (literally) brittle, crisp, physically fragile with a tendency to break into small pieces
2. (figuratively) fragile, perishable, vulnerable, weak, e.g. said of short-lived beauty

Inflection

Declension of broos
uninflected	broos
inflected	broze
comparative	brozer
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		broos	brozer	het broost het brooste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	broze	brozere	brooste
	n. sing.	broos	brozer	brooste
	plural	broze	brozere	brooste
definite		broze	brozere	brooste
partitive		broos	brozers	—

Alternative forms

• bros (only used in the literal, physical sense)

Derived terms

• broosheid

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: bròs
• → Sranan Tongo: brosu

Etymology 2

Noun

broos f (plural brozen, diminutive broosje n)

1. (obsolete) cothurnus

Synonyms

• toneellaars