bros
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /bɹoʊz/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɹəʊz/
Audio (Southern England): (file) Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -əʊz
Noun
bros
- plural of bro
Anagrams
Cornish
Etymology 1
From Old Cornish bros, from Proto-Celtic *brozdos (“point, tip”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰresdʰ-, from *bʰers- (“tip, point”). Cognate with Irish, Manx, and Scottish Gaelic brod, and Welsh brath.
Noun
bros m (plural brosow)
Derived terms
- bros viw, bros vughes, bros warthek (“cattle prod”)
- brosa (“goad, prick, sting”, verb)
- brosans (“provocation”)
- brosek (“caustic”)
- rogha bros (“stingray”)
Verb
bros
- third-person singular present indicative/future indicative of brosa
- second-person singular imperative of brosa
Etymology 2
From Middle Cornish bros, from Proto-Celtic *brutom, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-. Cognate with Breton broud, Welsh brwd.
Adjective
bros (comparative brossa, superlative an brossa)
Noun
bros m (plural brosow)
Mutation
unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
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bros | vros | unchanged | pros | fros | vros |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- 2020, An Gerlyver Meur, ed. Dr Ken George (3rd edition, p.109)
Danish
Pronunciation
Noun
bros c
- indefinite genitive singular of bro
Dutch
Etymology
Variant of broos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brɔs/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: bros
- Rhymes: -ɔs
Adjective
bros (comparative brosser, superlative meest bros or brost)
Declension
Declension of bros | ||||
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uninflected | bros | |||
inflected | brosse | |||
comparative | brosser | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | bros | brosser | het brost het broste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | brosse | brossere | broste |
n. sing. | bros | brosser | broste | |
plural | brosse | brossere | broste | |
definite | brosse | brossere | broste | |
partitive | bros | brossers | — |
Descendants
- Afrikaans: bros
Faroese
Etymology
From brosa (“to smile”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɹoːs/
- Rhymes: -oːs
Noun
bros n (genitive singular bros, plural bros)
Declension
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | bros | brosið | bros | brosini |
accusative | bros | brosið | bros | brosini |
dative | brosi | brosinum | brosum | brosunum |
genitive | bros | brosins | brosa | brosanna |
Synonyms
- smíl
Icelandic
Etymology
From brosa (“to smile”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /prɔːs/
- Rhymes: -ɔːs
Noun
bros n (genitive singular bross, nominative plural bros)
Declension
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | bros | brosið | bros | brosin |
accusative | bros | brosið | bros | brosin |
dative | brosi | brosinu | brosum | brosunum |
genitive | bross | brossins | brosa | brosanna |
Derived terms
- brosmildur
- grátbroslegur
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch broche, from French broche, from Old French broche, from Vulgar Latin brocca, feminine substantive of Classical Latin broccus (“pointy-toothed or prominent-toothed”), ultimately from Gaulish.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbrɔs/ [ˈbrɔs]
- Rhymes: -ɔs
- Syllabification: bros
Noun
bros (plural bros-bros)
- brooch, piece of women’s ornamental jewellery having a pin allowing it to be fixed to garments worn on the upper body
Synonyms
- kerongsang (Standard Malay)
Further reading
- “bros” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbɾo(w)s/ [ˈbɾo(ʊ̯)s]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈbɾo(w)ʃ/ [ˈbɾo(ʊ̯)ʃ]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbɾo(w)ʃ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbɾowʃ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbɾoʃ/
Noun
bros m pl
- plural of bro
Spanish
Noun
bros m pl
- plural of bro
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bruːs/
Noun
bros
- indefinite genitive singular of bro
Anagrams
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Noun
bros