bróðir

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See also: broþir

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse bróðir (“a brother”), from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

Noun

bróðir m (genitive singular bróður, plural brøður)

  1. brother

Declension

m44 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bróðir bróðirin brøður brøðurnir
Accusative bróður bróðurin brøður brøðurnar
Dative bróður bróðurnum brøðrum brøðrunum
Genitive bróður bróðurins brøðra brøðranna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse bróðir (“a brother”), from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

Noun

bróðir m (genitive singular bróður, nominative plural bræður)

  1. brother

Declension

    Declension of bróðir
bróðir singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bróðir bróðirinn bræður bræðurnir
accusative bróður bróðurinn bræður bræðurna
dative bróður bróðurnum bræðrum bræðrunum
genitive bróður bróðurins bræðra bræðranna

The indefinite genitive singular bróðurs is sometimes used, but is widely considered to be incorrect.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Compare Old Saxon brōthar, Old English brōþor, Old High German bruodar.

Noun

bróðir m (genitive bróður, plural brǿðr or brœðr)

  1. brother
    Synonym: (poetic) barmi

Declension

  Declension of bróðir (strong r-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bróðir bróðirinn brǿðr brǿðrnir
accusative bróður bróðurinn brǿðr brǿðrna
dative bróður, brǿðr bróðurnum, brǿðrinum brǿðrum brǿðrunum
genitive bróður bróðurins brǿðra brǿðranna

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: bróðir
  • Faroese: bróðir
  • Norn: brui
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bror
  • Elfdalian: bruoðer
  • Old Swedish: brōþir, ᛒᚱᚮᚦᛁᚱ
  • Old Danish: brōthær
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  • Gutnish: bródar, brór
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