bros

See also: bros., Bros., broš, broş, and Broś

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /bɹoʊz/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /bɹəʊz/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -əʊz

Noun

bros

1. plural of bro

Anagrams

• BORs, ORBs, Sorb, bors, orbs, robs, sorb

Cornish

Etymology 1

From Old Cornish bros, from Proto-Celtic *brozdos (“point, tip”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰresdʰ-, from *bʰers- (“tip, point”). Cognate with Irish, Manx, and Scottish Gaelic brod, and Welsh brath.

Noun

bros m (plural brosow)

1. sting, prick, goad, sharp point

Derived terms

• bros viw, bros vughes, bros warthek (“cattle prod”)
• brosa (“goad, prick, sting”, verb)
• brosans (“provocation”)
• brosek (“caustic”)
• brosweyth (“embroidery, tapestry”)
• brosya (“to stitch”, verb)
• rogha bros (“stingray”)

Verb

bros

1. third-person singular present indicative/future indicative of brosa and brosya
2. second-person singular imperative of brosa and brosya

Etymology 2

From Middle Cornish bros, from Proto-Celtic *brutom, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-. Cognate with Breton broud, Welsh brwd.

Adjective

bros (comparative brossa, superlative an brossa)

1. blazing, boiling; extremely hot

   Antonym: oor

Noun

bros m (plural brosow)

1. great heat
2. stew, thick broth

Verb

bros

1. third-person singular present indicative/future indicative of bryjyon (“to boil”)
2. second-person singular imperative of bryjyon (“to boil”)

Mutation

Mutation of bros

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
bros	vros	unchanged	pros	fros, vros*

* after 'th
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• 2020, An Gerlyver Meur, ed. Dr Ken George (3rd edition, p.109)

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /broːˀs/, [ˈb̥ʁoˀs]
• Homophones: brugs, brus

Noun

bros c

1. indefinite genitive singular of bro

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch brŏsch, variant with pre-cluster shortening of brôsch, broosch, whence modern broos. See this for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɔs/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: bros
• Rhymes: -ɔs

Adjective

bros (comparative brosser, superlative meest bros or brost)

1. brittle, having a tendency to break into many small pieces, especially of something dry, crisp

Declension

Declension of bros
uninflected	bros
inflected	brosse
comparative	brosser
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		bros	brosser	het brost het broste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	brosse	brossere	broste
	n. sing.	bros	brosser	broste
	plural	brosse	brossere	broste
definite		brosse	brossere	broste
partitive		bros	brossers	—

Alternative forms

• broos (less common in this sense)

Descendants

• Afrikaans: bros

Faroese

Etymology

From brosa (“to smile”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɹoːs/
• Rhymes: -oːs

Noun

bros n (genitive singular bros, plural bros)

1. smile

Declension

Declension of bros (n11)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bros	brosið	bros	brosini
accusative	bros	brosið	bros	brosini
dative	brosi	brosinum	brosum	brosunum
genitive	bros	brosins	brosa	brosanna

Synonyms

• smíl

Icelandic

Etymology

From brosa (“to smile”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prɔːs/
• Rhymes: -ɔːs

Noun

bros n (genitive singular bross, nominative plural bros)

1. smile

Declension

Declension of bros (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bros	brosið	bros	brosin
accusative	bros	brosið	bros	brosin
dative	brosi	brosinu	brosum	brosunum
genitive	bross	brossins	brosa	brosanna

Derived terms

• brosmildur
• grátbroslegur

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch broche, from French broche, from Old French broche, from Vulgar Latin brocca, feminine substantive of Classical Latin broccus (“pointy-toothed or prominent-toothed”), ultimately from Gaulish.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbrɔs/ [ˈbrɔs]
• Rhymes: -ɔs
• Syllabification: bros

Noun

bros (plural bros-bros)

1. brooch, piece of women’s ornamental jewellery having a pin allowing it to be fixed to garments worn on the upper body

Synonyms

• kerongsang (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “bros”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾo(w)s/ [ˈbɾo(ʊ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾo(w)s/ [ˈbɾo(ʊ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾo(w)ʃ/ [ˈbɾo(ʊ̯)ʃ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾo(w)ʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾo(w)ʃ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾowʃ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾoʃ/

Noun

bros m pl

1. plural of bro

Spanish

Noun

bros m pl

1. plural of bro

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bruːs/

Noun

bros

1. indefinite genitive singular of bro

Anagrams

• bors

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From German Brust.

Noun

bros

1. (anatomy) chest