bros

See also: bros., Bros., broš, broş, and Broś

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /bɹoʊz/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /bɹəʊz/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -əʊz

Noun

bros

1. plural of bro

Anagrams

• BORs, ORBs, Sorb, bors, orbs, robs, sorb

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /broːˀs/, [ˈb̥ʁoˀs]
• Homophones: brugs, brus

Noun

bros c

1. indefinite genitive singular of bro

Dutch

Etymology

Variant of broos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɔs/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: bros
• Rhymes: -ɔs

Adjective

bros (comparative brosser, superlative meest bros or brost)

1. brittle, breakable

Inflection

Declension of bros
uninflected	bros
inflected	brosse
comparative	brosser
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		bros	brosser	het brost het broste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	brosse	brossere	broste
	n. sing.	bros	brosser	broste
	plural	brosse	brossere	broste
definite		brosse	brossere	broste
partitive		bros	brossers	—

Faroese

Etymology

From brosa (“to smile”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɹoːs/
• Rhymes: -oːs

Noun

bros n (genitive singular bros, plural bros)

1. smile

Declension

n11	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bros	brosið	bros	brosini
Accusative	bros	brosið	bros	brosini
Dative	brosi	brosinum	brosum	brosunum
Genitive	bros	brosins	brosa	brosanna

Synonyms

• smíl

Icelandic

Etymology

From brosa (“to smile”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prɔːs/
• Rhymes: -ɔːs

Noun

bros n (genitive singular bross, nominative plural bros)

1. smile

Declension

declension of bros

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bros	brosið	bros	brosin
accusative	bros	brosið	bros	brosin
dative	brosi	brosinu	brosum	brosunum
genitive	bross	brossins	brosa	brosanna

Derived terms

• brosmildur
• grátbroslegur

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch broche, from French broche, from Old French broche, from Vulgar Latin brocca, feminine substantive of Classical Latin broccus (“pointy-toothed or prominent-toothed”), ultimately from Gaulish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbrɔs]
• Hyphenation: bros

Noun

bros (first-person possessive brosku, second-person possessive brosmu, third-person possessive brosnya)

1. brooch, piece of women’s ornamental jewellery having a pin allowing it to be fixed to garments worn on the upper body.

Synonyms

• kerongsang (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “bros” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Spanish

Noun

bros m pl

1. plural of bro

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bruːs/

Noun

bros

1. indefinite genitive singular of bro

Anagrams

• bors

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From German Brust.

Noun

bros

1. (anatomy) chest