brosa

See also: Brosa and brósa

Galician

Alternative forms

• bros

Etymology

Probably from Old French brosse (“brush, undergrowth”), confer 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): /ˈbɾɔsa̝/

Noun

brosa f (plural brosas)

1. hatchet

Derived terms

• brosada
• broso

Related terms

• broza

References

• “brosa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.

• “brosa” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega. <http://ilg.usc.es/TILG/>

• “brosa” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega. <http://ilg.usc.es/Tesouro>

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːsa

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

Noun

brosa

1. indefinite genitive plural of bros

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Novial

Etymology

From the noun brose (“a brush”)

Verb

brosa (past brosad, active participle brosant, passive participle brosat)

1. to brush

Related terms

• brose
• broso