bro
See also: -bro
English
Etymology
Clipping of brother
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /bɹoʊ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɹəʊ/
- Rhymes: -əʊ
- Hyphenation: bro
Noun
bro (plural bros)
Derived terms
Translations
a male sibling — see brother
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse brú, from Proto-Germanic *brūwō (“bridge; brow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruh- (“beam, bridge”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /broː/, [b̥ʁoːˀ]
Inflection
Further reading
bro on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da Bro (flertydig) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Kalasha
Etymology
From Sanskrit बृहत् (bṛhat, “lofty, high, tall”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts. Cognate with Persian بلند (boland), English borough.
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse brú, from Proto-Germanic *brōwō (“bridge; brow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruh- (“beam; bridge”).
Noun
bro f or m (definite singular broa or broen, indefinite plural broer, definite plural broene)
- a bridge
Derived terms
Terms derived from bro
Sranan Tongo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bro/
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse brú, from Proto-Germanic *brōwō (“bridge; brow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruh- (“beam, bridge”).
Pronunciation
audio (file) - Rhymes: -uː
Noun
bro c
- a bridge; a construction that spans a divide
- Stan mellan broarna
- The town between the bridges (Stockholm old town)
- Släpp ingen djävul över bron, håll ut en stund ännu!
- Let no devil across the bridge, hold out yet a while!
- a road bank; a road reenforced with stone or timber, in particular across wetlands
- a quay (synonyms: brygga, skeppsbro)
- a porch (synonym: förstubro)
- Jag får min motion när jag går ifrån bron och till vår garageuppfart.
- I get my exercise when I walk from the porch to our driveway.
Declension
Declension of bro | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | bro | bron | broar | broarna |
Genitive | bros | brons | broars | broarnas |
Related terms
- bilbro
- broa
- broavgift
- brobana
- brobyggare
- brobygge
- brobyggnad
- brobänk
- brofäste
- broförbindelse
- brohuvud
- broklaff
- brokonstruktion
- broning
- bropelare
- broräcke
- broslagning
- brospann
- brovakt
- brovalv
- broöppning
- cykelbro
- förstubro
- gångbro
- hängbro
- Skeppsbron
- stenbro
- träbro
- Ölandsbron
- Öresundsbron
References
- bro in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
- bro in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh bro, from Proto-Brythonic *broɣ, from Proto-Celtic *mrogis.
Noun
bro f (plural broydd or brofydd)
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
bro | fro | mro | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “bro”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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