брод

Belarusian

Etymology

From Middle Belarusian бродъ (brod), from Old East Slavic бродъ (brodŭ), from Proto-Slavic *brodъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [brot]

• Audio:

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Noun

брод • (brod) m inan (genitive бро́ду, nominative plural брады́, genitive plural брадо́ў)

1. ford

Declension

Declension of брод (inan hard masc-form accent-c)

	singular	plural
nominative	брод brod	брады́ bradý
genitive	бро́ду bródu	брадо́ў bradów
dative	бро́ду bródu	брада́м bradám
accusative	брод brod	брады́ bradý
instrumental	бро́дам bródam	брада́мі bradámi
locative	бро́дзе bródzje	брада́х bradáx
count form	—	бро́ды1 bródy1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “брод”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “брод”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection]‎^[1]

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brodъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [brɔt]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ɔt

Noun

брод • (brod) m

1. ford (location where a stream is shallow and the bottom has good footing, making it possible to cross from one side to the other with no bridge, by walking, riding, or driving through the water)

Declension

Declension of брод

	singular	plural
indefinite	брод brod	бро́дове bródove
definite (subject form)	бро́дът bródǎt	бро́довете bródovete
definite (object form)	бро́да bróda
count form	—	бро́да bróda

References

• “брод”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “брод”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams

• борд (bord), дроб (drob)

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brodъ (“ford”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [brɔt]

• Audio:

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Noun

брод • (brod) m (plural бродови, relational adjective бродски, diminutive бротче)

1. ship

   Synonym: лаѓа (laǵa)

   Hyponym: параброд (parabrod)

2. (singular only) ford

Declension

Declension of брод

	singular	plural
indefinite	брод (brod)	бродови (brodovi)
definite unspecified	бродот (brodot)	бродовите (brodovite)
definite proximal	бродов (brodov)	бродовиве (brodovive)
definite distal	бродон (brodon)	бродовине (brodovine)
vocative	броду (brodu)	бродови (brodovi)
count form	—	брода (broda)

Russian

Alternative forms

• бродъ (brod) — pre-1918 spelling

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brodъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [brot]

• Audio (Saint Petersburg):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ot

Noun

брод • (brod) m inan (genitive бро́да, nominative plural бро́ды, genitive plural бро́дов)

1. ford

Declension

Declension of брод (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	бро́д bród	бро́ды bródy
genitive	бро́да bróda	бро́дов bródov
dative	бро́ду bródu	бро́дам bródam
accusative	бро́д bród	бро́ды bródy
instrumental	бро́дом bródom	бро́дами bródami
prepositional	бро́де bróde	бро́дах bródax

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brodъ (“ford”). The meaning “ship” is of secondary origin, and the original meaning “ford” has been preserved in toponyms such as Slavonski Brod.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brôːd/
• Rhymes: -rod

Noun

бро̑д m inan (Latin spelling brȏd, relational adjective бро̀дскӣ, diminutive бро̀дӣћ)

1. ship
2. (architecture) aisle
3. (archaic) ford

Declension

Declension of брод

	singular	plural
nominative	бро̑д	бро̀дови
genitive	бро̏да	бро̀до̄ва̄
dative	бро̏ду	бро̀довима
accusative	бро̑д	бро̀дове
vocative	бро̏де	бро̀дови
locative	бро̀ду	бро̀довима
instrumental	бро̏дом	бро̀довима

Derived terms

• бро̀да̄р
• бро̀див
• бро̀дина
• бро̀дити
• бро̀дица
• бро̏днӣк
• бродо̀вина
• бро̀до̄вље
• бродогра̀дилӣште
• бродогра̀дитељ
• бро̏долом
• ѝзванбродскӣ
• једно̀бродан

Further reading

• “брод”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026