bróðir

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Faroese

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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bróðir m (genitive singular bróður, plural brøður)

  1. brother

Declension

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m44 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bróðir bróðirin brøður brøðurnir
Accusative bróður bróðurin brøður brøðurnar
Dative bróður bróðurnum brøðrum brøðrunum
Genitive bróður bróðurins brøðra brøðranna

Icelandic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bróðir m (genitive singular bróður, nominative plural bræður)

  1. brother

Declension

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    Declension of bróðir
bróðir singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bróðir bróðirinn bræður bræðurnir
accusative bróður bróðurinn bræður bræðurna
dative bróður bróðurnum bræðrum bræðrunum
genitive bróður bróðurins bræðra bræðranna

The nonstandard indefinite genitive singular bróðurs is sometimes used.

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Compare Old Saxon brōthar, Old English brōþor, Old High German bruodar, Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐍉𐌸𐌰𐍂 (brōþar).

Noun

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bróðir m (genitive bróður, plural brǿðr or brœðr)

  1. brother
    Synonym: (poetic) barmi

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