bróðir

See also: broþir

Faroese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈpɹɔuːwɪɹ]

Noun

bróðir m (genitive singular bróður, plural brøður)

  1. brother

Declension
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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈprouːðɪr/
  • Rhymes: -ouːðɪr

Noun

bróðir m (genitive singular bróður, nominative plural bræður)

  1. brother

Declension
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

Synonyms
  • (brother): brói, blóði

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Noun

bróðir m (genitive bróður, plural brǿðr)

  1. brother

Declension
  Declension of bróðir (strong r-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bróðir bróðirinn brœðr brœðrnir
accusative bróður bróðurinn brœðr brœðrna
dative bróður bróðurinum brœðrum brœðrunum
genitive bróður bróðurins brœðra brœðranna

Descendants
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