bror

See also: Bror

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DanishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• broder

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /bror/, [b̥ʁoɐ̯]
• Rhymes: -oːɐ̯

NounEdit

bror c (singular definite broren, plural indefinite brødre)

1. brother (male sibling)

DeclensionEdit

Declension of bror

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bror	broren	brødre	brødrene
genitive	brors	brorens	brødres	brødrenes

ReferencesEdit

• “bror” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Norwegian BokmålEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• broder

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

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

1. a brother

Related termsEdit

• far, pappa
• mor, mamma
• søster, søsken
• sønn, datter

Derived termsEdit

• blodsbror
• brorpart
• brorskap

• halvbror
• stebror
• svigerbror

ReferencesEdit

• “bror” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian NynorskEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• broder

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /bruːr/

NounEdit

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

1. brother

Related termsEdit

• far, pappa
• mor, mamma
• syster, sysken
• son, dotter

Derived termsEdit

• blodsbror
• brorpart
• brorskap

• farbror
• halvbror
• stykbror
• svigerbror

ReferencesEdit

• “bror” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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SwedishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• broder

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /bruːr/

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NounEdit

bror c

1. a brother, a contracted form of broder

DeclensionEdit

Declension of bror

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bror	brodern	bröder	bröderna
genitive	brors	broderns	bröders	brödernas

Declension of broder

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	broder	brodern	bröder	bröderna
genitive	broders	broderns	bröders	brödernas

Usage notesEdit

• 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.

Related termsEdit

• brorsbarn
• brorsdotter
• brorskål
• brorslott
• brorson
• farbror
• lillebror
• morbror
• storebror
• styvbror

SynonymsEdit

• broder
• brorsa

ReferencesEdit

• bror in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)