brud
English
Etymology
Blend of bro + bud, or from brother casually pronounced as brudda.
Noun
brud (plural bruds)
- (slang) A male friend of a male.
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Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse brúðr (“bride”), from Proto-Germanic *brūdiz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bruːd/, [b̥ʁuːˀð]
- Rhymes: -uð
Noun
brud c (singular definite bruden, plural indefinite brude)
Inflection
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Etymology 2
Same as above.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bruːd/, [b̥ʁuːˀð]
Noun
brud c (singular definite bruden, plural indefinite brude)
Inflection
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brud/, [b̥ʁuð]
Noun
brud n (singular definite bruddet, plural indefinite brud)
Inflection
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse brúðr (“bride”), from Proto-Germanic *brūdiz
Noun
brud f, m (definite singular bruda or bruden, indefinite plural bruder, definite plural brudene)
- a bride
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Derived terms
References
- “brud” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse brúðr (“bride”), from Proto-Germanic *brūdiz
Noun
brud f (definite singular bruda, indefinite plural bruder, definite plural brudene)
- a bride
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
References
- “brud” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *brūdiz (“bride, daughter-in-law”). Cognate with Old English brȳd, Old Frisian brēd (West Frisian breid), Dutch bruid, Old High German brūt (German Braut), Old Norse brúðr (Swedish brud), Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌸𐍃 (brūþs).
Noun
brūd f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | brūd | brūdi |
| accusative | brūd | brūdi |
| genitive | brūdi | brūdiō |
| dative | brūdi | brūdium |
| instrumental | — | — |
Coordinate terms
Descendants
- Low German: Bruut
Polish
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *brudъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brut/
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Audio (file) - Homophone: bród
Noun
brud m inan
Declension
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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish brūþ, from Old Norse brúðr (“bride”), from Proto-Germanic *brūdiz.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ʉːd
Noun
brud c
Declension
| Declension of brud | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | brud | bruden | brudar | brudarna |
| Genitive | bruds | brudens | brudars | brudarnas |
Synonyms
- (girl): brutta (slang, borderline vulgar)
Coordinate terms
- (bride): brudgum