bror

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Danish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbʁoɐ̯/, [ˈpʁo̝ɒ̯̽]

Noun

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bror c (singular definite broren, plural indefinite brødre)

  1. brother (male sibling)

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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

  1. a brother

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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

  1. brother

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Swedish

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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bror c

  1. a brother, a contracted form of broder
  2. (slang) bro (usually friendly term of address)

Usage notes

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The contracted form bror is far more common in daily use, but only applies to indefinite singular. For definite singular and for plural, the original -de- must be used. See also far, mor. The original broder is still used for friars.

Declension

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Declension of bror 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bror brodern bröder bröderna
Genitive brors broderns bröders brödernas

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