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bro.

a bridge (construction that spans a divide)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun/bruː/

  1. a bridge (construction that spans a divide)

    common-gender
    Staden mellan broarna
    Släpp inte en jävel över bron, håll ut en stund till!

  2. a road bank (road reinforced with stone or timber, in particular across wetlands)

    common-gender

  3. a quay

    common-gender

  4. a set of steps leading up to the front door of a house (sometimes with a porch or a deck, and sometimes with just a single step, as in just a deck or the like), a stoop

    Northern · Sweden · common-gender
    Ställ den ute på bron
    Jag får min motion när jag går mellan bron och garageuppfarten
Where this word comes from

From Old East Norse brō, from Proto-Germanic *brōwō (“bridge; brow”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruH- (“beam; bridge”), which may be the same root as *h₃bʰrúHs (“(eye)brow”), whence bryn. Compare Norwegian Bokmål bro, Icelandic brú (“bridge”).

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