See also: Brosa and brósa

Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Probably from Old French brosse (brush, undergrowth), compare French brosse (brush), itself of obscure origin but which could be ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bruskaz (brush, undergrowth).[1] Compare also Galician broza (brushwood, undergrowth).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɾɔsa/ [ˈbɾɔ.s̺ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ɔsa
  • Hyphenation: bro‧sa

Noun

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brosa f (plural brosas)

  1. hatchet

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References

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  1. ^ Etymology and history of brosse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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brosa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative brosti, supine brosað)

  1. to smile
    Brostu nú, þú hefur svo fallegt bros.
    Do smile, you have such a lovely smile.
    Þú brosir fallega.
    You have a pretty smile.
    Það kostar ekkert að brosa.
    Smiling is free.
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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brosa

  1. indefinite genitive plural of bros

Old Norse

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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brosa f

  1. a smile
    svara með brosu
    to answer with a smile

Declension

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Declension of brosa (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brosa brosan brosur brosurnar
accusative brosu brosuna brosur brosurnar
dative brosu brosunni brosum brosunum
genitive brosu brosunnar brosna brosnanna

Verb

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brosa

  1. smile
    brosa at einhverjum
    to smile at someone
    brosa við
    to smile in reply

Conjugation

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Conjugation of brosa — active (weak class 3)
infinitive brosa
present participle brosandi
past participle brosaðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular brosi brosta brosa brøsta
2nd person singular brosir brostir brosir brøstir
3rd person singular brosir brosti brosi brøsti
1st person plural brosum brostum brosim brøstim
2nd person plural brosið brostuð brosið brøstið
3rd person plural brosa brostu brosi brøsti
imperative present
2nd person singular bros
1st person plural brosum
2nd person plural brosið
Conjugation of brosa — mediopassive (weak class 3)
infinitive brosask
present participle brosandisk
past participle brosazk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular brosumk brostumk brosumk brøstumk
2nd person singular brosisk brostisk brosisk brøstisk
3rd person singular brosisk brostisk brosisk brøstisk
1st person plural brosumsk brostumsk brosimsk brøstimsk
2nd person plural brosizk brostuzk brosizk brøstizk
3rd person plural brosask brostusk brosisk brøstisk
imperative present
2nd person singular brossk
1st person plural brosumsk
2nd person plural brosizk

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “brosa”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive