Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse bráðr (hasty, sudden), from Proto-Germanic *brēþaz (hot, in a hurry, rushed), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrē-, *bʰerē- (steam, vapour), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (to seethe, toss about, cook).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

bráður (comparative bráðari, superlative bráðastur)

  1. sudden
  2. impatient

Declension edit

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Singular (eintal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) bráður bráð brátt
Accusative (hvønnfall) bráðan bráða
Dative (hvørjumfall) bráðum bráðari bráðum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (bráðs) (bráðar) (bráðs)
Plural (fleirtal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) bráðir bráðar bráð
Accusative (hvønnfall) bráðar
Dative (hvørjumfall) bráðum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (bráða)

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse bráðr (hasty, sudden), from Proto-Germanic *brēþaz (hot, in a hurry, rushed), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrē-, *bʰerē- (steam, vapour), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (to seethe, toss about, cook).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

bráður (comparative bráðari, superlative bráðastur)

  1. quick, sudden
  2. rash

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit