bro
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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"
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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”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruh- (“beam; bridge”).
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”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruh- (“beam, 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
- 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 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | bro | bron | broar | broarna |
Genitive | bros | brons | broars | broarnas |
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Welsh bro, from Proto-Brythonic *broɣ, from Proto-Celtic *mrogis. Cognate with Old Irish mruig.
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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