bror

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)

InflectionEdit

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. brother

Related termsEdit

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

Derived termsEdit

• blodsbror
• halvbror
• stebror

ReferencesEdit

• “bror” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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 brør; definite plural brørne)

1. brother

Related termsEdit

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

Derived termsEdit

• blodsbror
• halvbror
• stykbror

ReferencesEdit

• “bror” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Alternative formsEdit

• broder

EtymologyEdit

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

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)