bro
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
PIE word |
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*bʰréh₂tēr |
Clipping of brother, Cf. scro.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /bɹoʊ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɹəʊ/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊ
- Hyphenation: bro
- Homophone: Breaux
Noun edit
bro (plural bros)
- (slang) Brother (a male sibling).
- My mom took my lil' bro to soccer practice now and she wanted me to pick him up.
- (slang) Brother (a male comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals).
- Bro, you good? You've been lookin' kinda out of it lately.
- (slang) Brother used to address a male.
- Ayo, bro, sorry to bother you but I think I accidentally backed up into your car: could we exchange information?
- (slang) A frat boy or someone who espouses the fraternity bro culture.
Pronoun edit
bro (third-person singular, masculine, nominative or objective case)
- (originally African-American Vernacular, Internet slang) A person previously mentioned, usually male. Chiefly equivalent to he and him.
- Bro said he finna go off today
- You gotta go up to bro and say, "I know what you mean"
Derived terms edit
- Bernie bro
- brocialism
- brocialist
- bro code
- bro-country
- bro culture
- brodeo
- brodown
- bro down
- broette
- broey
- brofist
- bro globes
- brogrammer
- brogressive
- brohawk
- brohemian
- brohoof
- bro-hug
- brojob
- brolationship
- bromance
- brony
- bro out
- broseph
- brosephine
- broship
- broski
- brospeak
- brostep
- brotastic
- cool story bro
- cryptobro
- debate bro
- dudebro
- film bro
- gym bro
- ladybro
- lax bro
- lezbro
- lil bro
- newbro
- passport bro
- stepbro
- sugar bro
- tech bro
Translations edit
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See also edit
Anagrams edit
Breton edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Brythonic *broɣ, from Proto-Celtic *mrogis.
Noun edit
bro f (plural broioù)
- country (-side)
Cornish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Brythonic *broɣ, from Proto-Celtic *mrogis. Cognate with Breton bro
Noun edit
bro f (plural broyow)
Mutation edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Danish bro, from Old East Norse brō, from Proto-Germanic *brūwō (“bridge; brow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruh- (“beam, bridge”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bro c (singular definite broen, plural indefinite broer)
Inflection edit
Descendants edit
Norwegian Bokmål: bro
References edit
- “bro” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “bro” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
Gallo edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
bro m (plural bros)
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English bro. First attested in 2019.
Noun edit
bro m (invariable)
Kalasha edit
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit बृहत् (bṛhat, “lofty, high, tall”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts. Cognate with Persian بلند (boland), English borough.
Noun edit
bro
Norman edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
bro m (plural bros)
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Danish bro, from Old Danish bro, from Old East Norse brō, from Proto-Germanic *brōwō (“bridge; brow”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruH- (“beam; bridge”), which may be the same root as *h₃bʰrúHs (“(eye)brow”), whence brun. Close cognate with Swedish bro. Compare also Norwegian bru (“bridge”) and Icelandic brú (“bridge”), from Proto-Germanic *brū-.
Noun edit
bro f or m (definite singular broa or broen, indefinite plural broer, definite plural broene)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “bro” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bro m (plural bros)
Sranan Tongo edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
bro
Noun edit
bro
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old East Norse brō, from Proto-Germanic *brōwō (“bridge; brow”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruH- (“beam; bridge”), which may be the same root as *h₃bʰrúHs (“(eye)brow”), whence bryn. Compare Norwegian Bokmål bro, Icelandic brú (“bridge”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bro c
- 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!
- road bank (a road reenforced with stone or timber, in particular across wetlands)
- quay
- 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 edit
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 edit
References edit
Anagrams edit
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓɹo˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɹow˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓɹow˧˧]
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Pronoun edit
bro
- (slang, Vietnam) bro (used to address a person (presumably) around the same age, usually male)
- 2021 September 6, Koi Koi, “Bất ngờ bài 'nhạc Thái' lọt top trending cao nhưng hoá ra của ca sĩ Việt, nghe vui xả stress được khen ngợi hết lời! ["Thai" song unexpectedly shoots into the top trending list but turns out to be by Vietnamese singer; listen to relieve your stress; speechlessly recommend!]”, in Kênh 14[1], Hanoi: VCCorp, retrieved 2023-03-07:
- Mùa dịch này làm mấy bài vui vẻ này hợp lý quá bro ơi.
- This pandemic season makes these joyful songs so appropriate, bro.
- 2022 August 5, Ngọc Nguyễn, “Lương Minh Trang và Vinh Râu thăng hạng visual, xưng hô thân thiết”, in Thể thao & Văn hóa[2], Hanoi: Vietnam News Agency, archived from the original on 8 March 2023:
- Trước đấy, khi được hỏi về mối quan hệ với "vợ cũ" Lương Minh Trang, Vinh Râu không ngần ngại thừa nhận: "Chúng tôi làm tri kỷ và thường xưng hô bằng bro".
- Earlier, when asked about his relationship with his "ex" Lương Minh Trang, Vinh Râu admits, without hesitation: "We are confidants and often address each other as bro".
- 2022 December 21, Quang Vũ, “Tóc Tiên, JustaTee hẹn fan 'cháy' cùng lễ hội Noel siêu hoành tráng tại Hà Nội [Tóc Tiên, JustaTee promises fans they'll be "on fire" at a super large-scale Christmas festival in Hanoi]”, in Thể thao & Văn hóa[3], Hanoi: Vietnam News Agency, retrieved 2023-03-07:
- Giờ thì mau mau chuẩn bị lên đồ và set kèo với hội bạn để "quẩy" tung Hà Nội cùng Tóc Tiên, JustaTee, Huy DX và BNUTs thôi nào các bro ơi!
- Now hurry up and prepare to set a bet with your friends to "hang out" in Hanoi with Tóc Tiên, JustaTee, Huy DX and BNUTs, bro!
See also edit
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh bro, from Proto-Brythonic *broɣ, from Proto-Celtic *mrogis. Cognate with Old Irish mruig. Cognate with Briton bro.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bro f (plural bröydd or brofydd)
- region, country, land, neighbourhood, native haunt
- border, limit, boundary, march
- vale, lowland, champaign
Mutation edit
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 edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bro”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies