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English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??z

Noun

bros

1. plural of bro

Anagrams

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

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bro??s/, [?b??o?s]
• Homophones: brugs, brus

Noun

bros c

1. indefinite genitive singular of bro

Dutch

Etymology

Variant of broos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /br?s/
• Hyphenation: bros
• Rhymes: -?s

Adjective

bros (comparative brosser, superlative meest bros or brost)

1. brittle

Inflection

Faroese

Etymology

From brosa (“to smile”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?o?s/
• Rhymes: -o?s

Noun

bros n (genitive singular bros, plural bros)

1. smile

Declension

Synonyms

• smíl

Icelandic

Etymology

From brosa (“to smile”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pr??s/
• Rhymes: -??s

Noun

bros n (genitive singular bross, nominative plural bros)

1. smile

Declension

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): [?br?s]
• Hyphenation: bros

Noun

bros

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

Further reading

• “bros” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bru?s/

Noun

bros

1. indefinite genitive singular of bro

Anagrams

• bors

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English breast.

Noun

bros

1. (anatomy) chest

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?b??ð?(?)z/

Noun

brothers

1. plural of brother

See also

• brethren

Verb

brothers

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brother

Middle English

Etymology 1

From brother +? -es (“noun plural suffix”).

Noun

brothers

1. (rare) plural of brother

Usage notes

The more common plural forms are brether and bretheren.

Etymology 2

From brother +? -es (“genitive suffix”).

Noun

brothers

1. genitive of brother