brosa

See also: Brosa and brósa

Galician

Alternative forms

• bros

Etymology

Probably from Old French brosse (“brush, undergrowth”), compare French brosse (“brush”), itself of obscure origin but which could be ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bruskaz (“brush, undergrowth”). Compare also Galician broza (“brushwood, undergrowth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɔsa/ [ˈbɾɔ.s̺ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɔsa
• Hyphenation: bro‧sa

Noun

brosa f (plural brosas)

1. hatchet

Derived terms

• brosada
• broso

Related terms

• broza

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “brosa”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “brosa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “brosa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “brosa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːsa

Etymology 1

Verb

brosa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative brosti, supine brosað)

1. to smile

   Brostu nú, þú hefur svo fallegt bros.

   Do smile, you have such a lovely smile.

   Þú brosir fallega.

   You have a pretty smile.

   Það kostar ekkert að brosa.

   Smiling is free.

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• brosmildur

Etymology 2

Noun

brosa

1. indefinite genitive plural of bros

Old Norse

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

brosa f

1. a smile

   svara með brosu

   to answer with a smile

Declension

Declension of brosa (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	brosa	brosan	brosur	brosurnar
accusative	brosu	brosuna	brosur	brosurnar
dative	brosu	brosunni	brosum	brosunum
genitive	brosu	brosunnar	brosna	brosnanna

Verb

brosa

1. smile

   brosa at einhverjum

   to smile at someone

   brosa við

   to smile in reply

Conjugation

Conjugation of brosa — active (weak class 3)

infinitive	brosa
present participle	brosandi
past participle	brosaðr
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	brosi	brosta		brosa	brøsta
2nd person singular	brosir	brostir		brosir	brøstir
3rd person singular	brosir	brosti		brosi	brøsti
1st person plural	brosum	brostum		brosim	brøstim
2nd person plural	brosið	brostuð		brosið	brøstið
3rd person plural	brosa	brostu		brosi	brøsti
imperative	present
2nd person singular	bros
1st person plural	brosum
2nd person plural	brosið

Conjugation of brosa — mediopassive (weak class 3)

infinitive	brosask
present participle	brosandisk
past participle	brosazk
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	brosumk	brostumk		brosumk	brøstumk
2nd person singular	brosisk	brostisk		brosisk	brøstisk
3rd person singular	brosisk	brostisk		brosisk	brøstisk
1st person plural	brosumsk	brostumsk		brosimsk	brøstimsk
2nd person plural	brosizk	brostuzk		brosizk	brøstizk
3rd person plural	brosask	brostusk		brosisk	brøstisk
imperative	present
2nd person singular	brossk
1st person plural	brosumsk
2nd person plural	brosizk

Derived terms

• brosan f (“smiling”)

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “brosa”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive