bro

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See also: Bro, bro., -bro, and bró

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

bra, brah, breh, bruh

Etymology[edit]

Clipping of brother.

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)

(slang) 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]

male sibling — see brother

diminutive of brother

Esperanto: fraĉjo (eo)

Finnish: veikko (fi), veikka (fi), veikkonen (fi)
Japanese: 兄ちゃん (nīchan), 兄貴 (ja) (aniki)

male comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals

Finnish: toveri (fi), aatetoveri (fi), veli (fi)
French: frérot (fr) m
Greek: αφός (afós)
Hungarian: tesó (hu)
Persian: داداش‎ (fa) (dâdâš)

Polish: brach (pl) m, braciak m
Russian: брата́н (ru) m (bratán), брато́к (ru) m (bratók), бра́тец (ru) m (brátec), брати́шка (ru) m (bratíška)
Spanish: compadre (es) m, broder (es) m
Turkish: kanka (tr)

used to address a male

Arabic: أَخِي‎ m (ʾaḵī)
Chinese:
Japanese: 兄弟 (ja) (kyōdai), ブラザー (burazā)

Mandarin: 兄弟 (zh) (xiōngdi) 老兄 (zh) (lǎoxiōng)

Finnish: äijä (fi), kaveri (fi), jätkä (fi), jäbä (fi)
French: frérot (fr) m
Hebrew: אָחִי‎ (he) m (akhí)

Pashto: مړه‎
Portuguese: mano (pt) m
Russian: брата́н (ru) m (bratán), брато́к (ru) m (bratók), бра́тец (ru) m (brátec), брати́шка (ru) m (bratíška)

See also[edit]

bruv (an abbreviated form of bruvver)
brotha
broseph

Anagrams[edit]

BOR, Bor, Bor., ORB, ROB, Rob, bor, orb, rob

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]

IPA^(key): /broː/, [b̥ʁoːˀ]

Noun[edit]

bro c (singular definite broen, plural indefinite broer)

bridge

Inflection[edit]

Declension of bro

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bro	broen	broer	broerne
genitive	bros	broens	broers	broernes

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)

thorn

Kalasha[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit बृहत् (bṛhat, “lofty, high, tall”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts. Cognate with Persian ‎ (boland), English borough.

Noun[edit]

bro

mountain top, peak
succession of peaks which make up a ridge

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)

(Jersey) pitcher

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:

bro

Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:

bro (skip)

Alternative forms[edit]

bru

Etymology[edit]

From Danish bro, from Old Danish bro, from Old East Norse brō, from Proto-Germanic *brōwō (“bridge; brow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruh- (“beam; bridge”).

Noun[edit]

bro f or m (definite singular broa or broen, indefinite plural broer, definite plural broene)

bridge

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

“bro” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Sranan Tongo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English blow.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /bro/

Verb[edit]

bro

To blow, to produce air currents.
To breathe.

Noun[edit]

bro

breath

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old East Norse brō, from Proto-Germanic *brōwō (“bridge; brow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruh- (“beam, bridge”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /bruː/
audio (file)
Rhymes: -uː

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
Synonyms: brygga, skeppsbro
porch
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.

Synonym: förstubro

Declension[edit]

Declension of bro
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bro	bron	broar	broarna
Genitive	bros	brons	broars	broarnas

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

bro in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
bro in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams[edit]

bor

Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Welsh bro, from Proto-Brythonic *broɣ, from Proto-Celtic *mrogis. Cognate with Old Irish mruig.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /broː/
Rhymes: -oː

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
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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