"bro" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

Forms: broa [definite, singular], broen [definite, singular], broer [indefinite, plural], broene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Danish bro, from Old Danish bro, 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 brun. Close cognate with Swedish bro. Compare also Norwegian bru (“bridge”) and Icelandic brú (“bridge”), from Proto-Germanic *brū-. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|da|bro}} Danish bro, {{der|nb|gmq-oda|bro}} Old Danish bro, {{inh|nb|non-oen|brō}} Old East Norse brō, {{inh|nb|gem-pro|*brōwō||bridge; brow}} Proto-Germanic *brōwō (“bridge; brow”), {{der|nb|ine-pro||*bʰruH-|beam; bridge}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰruH- (“beam; bridge”), {{m|ine-pro|*h₃bʰrúHs||(eye)brow}} *h₃bʰrúHs (“(eye)brow”), {{m|nb|brun}} brun, {{cog|sv|bro}} Swedish bro, {{m+|no|bru||bridge}} Norwegian bru (“bridge”), {{cog|is|brú||bridge}} Icelandic brú (“bridge”), {{m+|gem-pro||*brū-}} Proto-Germanic *brū-
  1. bridge Tags: feminine, masculine Synonyms: bru
    Sense id: en-bro-nb-noun-F~KbBzFD Categories (other): Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header Derived forms: bogebro, brokar, buebro, flytebro, fotgjengerbro, gangbro, hengebro, jernbanebro, kavlebro, kjørebro, kommandobro, kuldebro, landgangsbro, luftbro, låvebro, pongtongbro, svingbro, vindebro, vippebro

Inflected forms

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      "name": "m"
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      },
      "expansion": "brun",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "3": "",
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        "singular"
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        {
          "word": "brokar"
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        },
        {
          "word": "flytebro"
        },
        {
          "word": "fotgjengerbro"
        },
        {
          "word": "gangbro"
        },
        {
          "word": "hengebro"
        },
        {
          "word": "jernbanebro"
        },
        {
          "word": "kavlebro"
        },
        {
          "word": "kjørebro"
        },
        {
          "word": "kommandobro"
        },
        {
          "word": "kuldebro"
        },
        {
          "word": "landgangsbro"
        },
        {
          "word": "luftbro"
        },
        {
          "word": "låvebro"
        },
        {
          "word": "pongtongbro"
        },
        {
          "word": "svingbro"
        },
        {
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    },
    {
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    {
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    {
      "word": "fotgjengerbro"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "hengebro"
    },
    {
      "word": "jernbanebro"
    },
    {
      "word": "kavlebro"
    },
    {
      "word": "kjørebro"
    },
    {
      "word": "kommandobro"
    },
    {
      "word": "kuldebro"
    },
    {
      "word": "landgangsbro"
    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "låvebro"
    },
    {
      "word": "pongtongbro"
    },
    {
      "word": "svingbro"
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    {
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      "word": "vippebro"
    }
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      },
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      "name": "m"
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "",
        "4": "bridge"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian bru (“bridge”)",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "",
        "4": "bridge"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic brú (“bridge”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "",
        "3": "*brū-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *brū-",
      "name": "m+"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "broa",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "broen",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "broer",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "broene",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Norwegian Bokmål nouns",
        "Norwegian Bokmål nouns with multiple genders",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Danish",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Danish",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old East Norse",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Old East Norse",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Proto-Germanic"
      ],
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    {
      "word": "bru"
    }
  ],
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}

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