bror
Danish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse bróðir (“brother”), from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bror c (singular definite broren, plural indefinite brødre)
- brother (male sibling)
Declension[edit]
References[edit]
- “bror” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse bróðir (“brother”), from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr (“brother”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bror m (definite singular broren, indefinite plural brødre, definite plural brødrene)
- a brother
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “bror” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- broder (long form)
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse bróðir (“brother”), from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Akin to English brother.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bror m (definite singular broren, indefinite plural brør, definite plural brørne)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “bror” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Swedish broþir, from Old Norse bróðir (“brother”), from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bror c
Usage notes[edit]
The contracted form bror is far more common in daily use, but only applies to indefinite singular. For definite singular and for plural, the original -de- must be used. See also far, mor. The original broder is still used for friars.
Declension[edit]
| Declension of bror | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | bror | brodern | bröder | bröderna |
| Genitive | brors | broderns | bröders | brödernas |
Synonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Danish terms derived from Old Norse
- Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Danish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Danish lemmas
- Danish nouns
- Danish common-gender nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- nn:Family
- nn:Family members
- nn:Male family members
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Swedish slang
- Swedish nouns with irregular plurals
- sv:Male family members