bror
Danish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse bróðir (“brother”), from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bror c (singular definite broren, plural indefinite brødre)
- brother (male sibling)
Declension edit
References edit
- “bror” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse bróðir (“brother”), from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr (“brother”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bror m (definite singular broren, indefinite plural brødre, definite plural brødrene)
- a brother
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “bror” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
- broder (long form)
Etymology edit
From Old Norse bróðir (“brother”), from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Akin to English brother.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bror m (definite singular broren, indefinite plural brør, definite plural brørne)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “bror” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish broþir, from Old Norse bróðir (“brother”), from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bror c
Usage notes edit
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 edit
| Declension of bror | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | bror | brodern | bröder | bröderna |
| Genitive | brors | broderns | bröders | brödernas |