bro
English
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Etymology
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: bro
Noun
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) a fratboy or someone that espouses the fraternity bro culture
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Breton
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *broɣ, from Proto-Celtic *mrogis.
Noun
bro f
- country (-side)
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse brú, from Proto-Germanic *brūwō (“bridge; brow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruh- (“beam, bridge”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bro c (singular definite broen, plural indefinite broer)
Inflection
Further reading
bro on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Bro (flertydig) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Gallo
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
bro m (plural bros)
Kalasha
Etymology
From Sanskrit बृहत् (bṛhat, “lofty, high, tall”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts. Cognate with Persian بلند (boland), English borough.
Noun
bro
Norman
Etymology
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Noun
bro m (plural bros)
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse brú, from Proto-Germanic *brōwō (“bridge; brow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruh- (“beam; bridge”).
Noun
bro f or m (definite singular broa or broen, indefinite plural broer, definite plural broene)
- a bridge
Derived terms
References
- “bro” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
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Verb
bro
Noun
bro
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse brú, from Proto-Germanic *brōwō (“bridge; brow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruh- (“beam, bridge”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bro c
- a 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!
- a road bank; a road reenforced with stone or timber, in particular across wetlands
- a quay (synonyms: brygga, skeppsbro)
- a 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
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
Etymology
From Middle Welsh bro, from Proto-Brythonic *broɣ, from Proto-Celtic *mrogis. Cognate with Old Irish mruig.
Noun
bro f (plural broydd or brofydd)
- region, country, land, neighbourhood, native haunt
- border, limit, boundary, march
- vale, lowland, champaign
Mutation
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
- 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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