English

Alternative forms

• bra
• brah
• breh
• bruh
• See also: bruv

Noun

bro ‎(plural bros)

1. (slang) brother; a male sibling
2. (slang) brother; a male comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals.
3. (slang) brother; usually used to address a male
4. (slang) a fratboy or someone that espouses the fraternity bro culture

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• bor, orb, rob, Rob

See also

• bruv, an abbreviated form of bruvver
• brotha

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *broɣ, from Proto-Celtic *mrogis.

Noun

bro f

1. country (-side)

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse brú, from Proto-Germanic *brōwō ‎(“bridge; brow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruh- ‎(“beam, bridge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /broː/, [b̥ʁoːˀ]

Noun

bro c (singular definite broen, plural indefinite broer)

1. bridge

Inflection

External links

• bro on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• Bro (flertydig) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Gallo

Noun

bro m (plural bros)

1. thorn

Lojban

Rafsi

bro

1. rafsi of xebro.

Norman

Noun

bro m ‎(plural bros)

1. (Jersey) pitcher

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse brú, from Proto-Germanic *brōwō ‎(“bridge; brow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruh- ‎(“beam; bridge”).

Alternative forms

• bru

Noun

bro f, m ‎(definite singular broa or broen, indefinite plural broer, definite plural broene)

1. a bridge

Derived terms

• gangbro
• hengebro
• svingbro

References

• “bro” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse brú, from Proto-Germanic *brōwō ‎(“bridge; brow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruh- ‎(“beam, bridge”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uː

Noun

bro c

1. 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!

2. a road bank; a road reenfoced with stone or timber, in particular across wetlands
3. a quay (synonyms: brygga, skeppsbro)
4. 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

Related terms

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)

1. region, country, land, neighbourhood, native haunt
2. border, limit, boundary, march
3. vale, lowland, champaign

Mutation

References

• “bro” in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru.