bro
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
PIE word |
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*bʰréh₂tēr |
Clipping of brother, Cf. scro.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /bɹoʊ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɹəʊ/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊ
- Hyphenation: bro
- Homophone: Breaux
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
bro (third-person singular, masculine, nominative or objective case)
- (originally African-American Vernacular, Internet slang) usually 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[edit]
Translations[edit]
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See also[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Breton[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Brythonic *broɣ, from Proto-Celtic *mrogis.
Noun[edit]
bro f (plural broioù)
- country (-side)
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Danish bro, from Old East Norse brō, from Proto-Germanic *brūwō (“bridge; brow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruh- (“beam, bridge”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bro c (singular definite broen, plural indefinite broer)
Inflection[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Norwegian Bokmål: bro
References[edit]
- “bro” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “bro” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
Gallo[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
bro m (plural bros)
Kalasha[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Sanskrit बृहत् (bṛhat, “lofty, high, tall”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts. Cognate with Persian بلند (boland), English borough.
Noun[edit]
bro
Norman[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
bro m (plural bros)
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Danish bro, from Old Danish bro, from Old East Norse brō, from Proto-Germanic *brōwō (“bridge; brow”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruH- (“beam; bridge”), which may be the same root as *h₃bʰrúHs (“(eye)brow”), whence brun. Close cognate with Swedish bro. Compare also Norwegian bru (“bridge”) and Icelandic brú (“bridge”), from Proto-Germanic *brū-.
Noun[edit]
bro f or m (definite singular broa or broen, indefinite plural broer, definite plural broene)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “bro” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Sranan Tongo[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
bro
Noun[edit]
bro
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old East Norse brō, from Proto-Germanic *brōwō (“bridge; brow”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruH- (“beam; bridge”), which may be the same root as *h₃bʰrúHs (“(eye)brow”), whence bryn. Compare Norwegian Bokmål bro, Icelandic brú (“bridge”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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
- porch
- Synonym: förstubro
- 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.
Declension[edit]
Declension of bro | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | bro | bron | broar | broarna |
Genitive | bros | brons | broars | broarnas |
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓɹo˧˧], [ʔɓəː˨˩ zo˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɹow˧˧], [ʔɓəː˦˩ ʐow˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓɹow˧˧], [ʔɓəː˨˩ ɹow˧˧]
- Phonetic: brô, bờ rô
Pronoun[edit]
bro
- (slang, Vietnam) bro (used to address a person (presumably) around the same age, usually male)
- 2021 September 6, Koi Koi, “Bất ngờ bài 'nhạc Thái' lọt top trending cao nhưng hoá ra của ca sĩ Việt, nghe vui xả stress được khen ngợi hết lời! ["Thai" song unexpectedly shoots into the top trending list but turns out to be by Vietnamese singer; listen to relieve your stress; speechlessly recommend!]”, in Kênh 14[1], Hanoi: VCCorp, retrieved 2023-03-07:
- Mùa dịch này làm mấy bài vui vẻ này hợp lý quá bro ơi.
- This pandemic season makes these joyful songs so appropriate, bro.
- 2022 August 5, Ngọc Nguyễn, “Lương Minh Trang và Vinh Râu thăng hạng visual, xưng hô thân thiết”, in Thể thao & Văn hóa[2], Hanoi: Vietnam News Agency, retrieved 2023-03-07:
- Trước đấy, khi được hỏi về mối quan hệ với "vợ cũ" Lương Minh Trang, Vinh Râu không ngần ngại thừa nhận: "Chúng tôi làm tri kỷ và thường xưng hô bằng bro".
- Earlier, when asked about his relationship with his "ex" Lương Minh Trang, Vinh Râu admits, without hesitation: "We are confidants and often address each other as bro".
- 2022 December 21, Quang Vũ, “Tóc Tiên, JustaTee hẹn fan 'cháy' cùng lễ hội Noel siêu hoành tráng tại Hà Nội [Tóc Tiên, JustaTee promises fans they'll be "on fire" at a super large-scale Christmas festival in Hanoi]”, in Thể thao & Văn hóa[3], Hanoi: Vietnam News Agency, retrieved 2023-03-07:
- Giờ thì mau mau chuẩn bị lên đồ và set kèo với hội bạn để "quẩy" tung Hà Nội cùng Tóc Tiên, JustaTee, Huy DX và BNUTs thôi nào các bro ơi!
- Now hurry up and prepare to set a bet with your friends to "hang out" in Hanoi with Tóc Tiên, JustaTee, Huy DX and BNUTs, bro!
See also[edit]
Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Welsh bro, from Proto-Brythonic *broɣ, from Proto-Celtic *mrogis. Cognate with Old Irish mruig. Cognate with Briton bro.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bro f (plural bröydd or brofydd)
- region, country, land, neighbourhood, native haunt
- border, limit, boundary, march
- vale, lowland, champaign
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
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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[edit]
- 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
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