Swedish

Proper noun

Bror

1. A male given name used since the 16th century.

Danish

Alternative forms

• broder

Noun

bror c (singular definite broren, plural indefinite brødre)

1. brother (male sibling)

Declension

References

• “bror” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• broder

Etymology

From Old Norse bróðir ‎(“brother”), from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Noun

bror m ‎(definite singular broren, indefinite plural brødre, definite plural brødrene)

1. a brother

Related terms

• far, pappa
• mor, mamma
• søster, søsken
• sønn, datter

Derived terms

References

• “bror” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• broder

Etymology

From Old Norse bróðir ‎(“brother”), from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Noun

bror m ‎(definite singular broren, indefinite plural brør, definite plural brørne)

1. brother

Related terms

• far, pappa
• mor, mamma
• syster, sysken
• son, dotter

Derived terms

References

• “bror” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Alternative forms

• broder

Etymology

From Old Swedish broþir, from Old Norse bróðir ‎(“brother”), from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bruːr/

Noun

bror c

1. a brother, a contracted form of broder

Declension

Usage notes

• The contracted form bror is far more common in daily use, but only applies to indefinite singular. For definite singular and for plural, the original -de- must be used. See also far, mor. The original broder is still used for friars.

Related terms

• brorsbarn
• brorsdotter
• brorskål
• brorslott
• brorson
• farbror
• lillebror
• morbror
• storebror
• styvbror

Synonyms

• broder
• brorsa

References

• bror in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)