brosa

See also: Brosa and brósa

Cornish

Etymology

From bros (“sting”, noun) +‎ -a.

Verb

brosa

1. to goad, prick, provoke, sting

   Synonyms: piga, gwana, provokya, sordya

Conjugation

Conjugation of brosa

		singular			plural			impersonal
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present/future	brosav	brosydh	bros	brosyn	brosowgh	brosons	brosir
	preterite	brosis	brossys	brosas	brossyn	brossowgh	brossons	brosas
	imperfect	brosen	broses	brosa	brosen	brosewgh	brosens	brosys
	pluperfect	brossen	brosses	brossa	brossen	brossewgh	brossens	brossys
subjunctive	present/future	brossiv	brossi	brosso	brossyn	brossowgh	brossons	brosser
	imperfect	brossen	brosses	brossa	brossen	brossewgh	brossens	brossys
imperative		—	bros	broses	brosyn	brosewgh	brosens	—
non-finites		present participle			verbal adjective
		ow prosa			brosys

Mutation

Mutation of brosa

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
brosa	vrosa	unchanged	prosa	frosa, vrosa*

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

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

   Synonym: machada

Derived terms

• brosada
• broso

Related terms

• broza

References

• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “brosa”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (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

Further reading

• “brosa”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “brosa”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːsa

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse brosa (“to smile; a smile”).

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”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: brosa

Further reading

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