brodd
Icelandic edit
Noun edit
brodd
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
brodd m (definite singular brodden, indefinite plural broddar, definite plural broddane)
- a stinger (pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack)
- Når humler stikk, mister dei brodden sin.
- When bumblebees sting, they lose their stinger.
- (chiefly in the plural) a crampon (attachment to shoes for providing traction on ice)
- Eldre blir oppmoda til å bruka broddar om vinteren.
- Elderly people are encouraged to use crampons in wintertime.
References edit
- “brodd” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Noun edit
brodd c
- (usually in the plural) (each of the spikes in) an ice cleat (shoe or boot attachment with small spikes)
- (agriculture) crop seedlings
- a (type of) fragrant grass
Declension edit
| Declension of brodd | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | brodd | brodden | broddar | broddarna |
| Genitive | brodds | broddens | broddars | broddarnas |
Derived terms edit
- hässlebrodd (“American milletgrass, Milium effusum”)
- vårbrodd (“sweet vernal grass, Anthoxanthum odoratum”)
- åbrodd (“southernwood, Artemisia abrotanum”)