bróðir

== 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) brother ==== Declension ==== == 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 or (proscribed) bróðurs, nominative plural bræður) or(proscribed) bræður f pl (plural only, genitive plural (proscribed) bræðra) brother Synonyms: brói, blóði ==== Usage notes ==== The nonstandard genitive singular bróðurs is sometimes used but proscribed. For the proscribed feminine inflection, compare regional fjörður, also vetur, fingur, faðir, fótur and to a lesser extent to nouns ending in -andi or -jandi. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “bróðir”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.) Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “bróðir”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies Mörður Árnason (2019), Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið “bróðir” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages) “bróðir”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies == Old Norse == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Compare Old Saxon brōthar, Old English brōþor, Old High German bruodar, Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐍉𐌸𐌰𐍂 (brōþar). === Noun === bróðir m (genitive bróður, plural brǿðr or brœðr) brother Synonym: (poetic) barmi ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== brǿðrungr ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: bróðir Faroese: bróðir Norn: brui Norwegian Bokmål: bror Elfdalian: bruoðer Old Swedish: brōþir, ᛒᚱᚮᚦᛁᚱSwedish: broder, bror Old Danish: brōthær Danish: bror, broder Norwegian Bokmål: broder Gutnish: bródar, brór