bror

See also: Bror

Danish

Alternative forms

• broder

Etymology

From Old Norse bróðir (“brother”), from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʁoɐ̯/, [ˈpʁo̝ɒ̯̽]

Noun

bror c (singular definite broren, plural indefinite brødre)

1. brother (male sibling)

Declension

Declension of bror

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bror	broren	brødre	brødrene
genitive	brors	brorens	brødres	brødrenes

References

• “bror” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• broder

Etymology

From Old Norse bróðir (“brother”), from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr (“brother”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bruːr/

Noun

bror m (definite singular broren, indefinite plural brødre, definite plural brødrene)

1. a brother

Derived terms

• blodsbror
• brorpart
• brorskap
• halvbror
• lillebror
• morbror
• stebror
• svigerbror

Related terms

• far, pappa
• mor, mamma
• søster, søsken
• sønn, datter

References

• “bror” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• broder (long form)

Etymology

From Old Norse bróðir (“brother”), from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Akin to English brother.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bruːr/

Noun

bror m (definite singular broren, indefinite plural brør, definite plural brørne)

1. brother

Derived terms

• blodsbror
• brorpart
• brorskap
• farbror
• halvbror
• morbror
• stebror
• stykbror
• svigerbror

Related terms

• far, pappa
• mor, mamma
• syster, sysken
• son, dotter

References

• “bror” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Swedish kinship terms

Alternative forms

• broder

Etymology

From Old Swedish broþir, from Old Norse bróðir (“brother”), from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Compare English bro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbruːr/

Noun

bror c

1. a brother, a contracted form of broder

   Synonyms: (more solemn) broder, (colloquial) brorsa

   • 1994, Uno Svenningsson, “Under ytan [Beneath the Surface]”, in Uno‎^[1]:

     Jag tänker på dig ofta. Om du varit min egen bror, då hade också jag förvandlats till ett monster utan ord.

     I think about you often. If you had been my own brother, then I too would have turned into a monster without words.

2. (slang) bro, brother (usually friendly or familiar term of address for a male)

   Synonyms: len, mannen, (emphatic) broder

   Ey, bror, kom hit!

   Ey, bro, come [to] here [hither]!

   • 2009, Ken Ring, “"Bror"”, in Hip Hop:

     BROR, jag vet ja alltid kommer älska dig, jag kommer på direkten om de e nånting som händer dig

     "BRO, I know I'll always love you, I'll be there at once if something happens to you"

Usage notes

• The contracted form bror is far more common than the somewhat solemn broder, but only applies to indefinite singular. For definite singular and for plural, the original -de- must be used. See also far, mor. Broder is still used for friars.
• Most common as a term of address among younger speakers with an immigrant background.

Declension

Declension of bror

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	bror	brors
	definite	brodern	broderns
plural	indefinite	bröder	bröders
	definite	bröderna	brödernas

Related terms

• brorsbarn
• brorsdotter
• brorskål
• brorslott
• brorson
• farbror
• lillebror
• morbror
• storebror
• styvbror

See also

• syskon (“sibling”)
• syster (“sister”)

References

• bror in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bror in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• bror in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)