brod

See also: Brod, brød, bröd, bròd, bród, brôd, and broð

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech brod, from Proto-Slavic *brodъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbrot]
• Hyphenation: brod
• Rhymes: -ot

Noun

brod m inan

1. ford (location where a stream is shallow)

Declension

Declension of brod (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	brod	brody
genitive	brodu	brodů
dative	brodu	brodům
accusative	brod	brody
vocative	brode	brody
locative	brodě, brodu	brodech
instrumental	brodem	brody

Related terms

• brodit
• přebrodit

 

Further reading

• “brod”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “brod”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “brod”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Anagrams

• drob

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse broddr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɔd/, [b̥ʁʌð]

Noun

brod c (singular definite brodden, plural indefinite brodde)

1. sting, stinger

Inflection

Declension of brod

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	brod	brodden	brodde	broddene
genitive	brods	broddens	broddes	broddenes

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish brot m (“goad; spike”), from Proto-Celtic *brasdu- (“thorn”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰresdʰ-, from *bʰers- (“tip, point”), see also Proto-Germanic *bruzdaz (“spike”).

Noun

brod m (genitive singular broid, nominative plural broid)

1. goad

Declension

Declension of brod (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative brod broid vocative a bhroid a bhroda genitive broid brod dative brod broid forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an brod na broid genitive an bhroid na mbrod dative leis an mbrod don bhrod leis na broid

Etymology 2

Noun

brod f (genitive singular broide, nominative plural broideanna)

1. Alternative form of broid (“sting-fish”)

Declension

Declension of brod (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative brod broideanna vocative a bhrod a bhroideanna genitive broide broideanna dative brod broideanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an bhrod na broideanna genitive na broide na mbroideanna dative leis an mbrod don bhrod leis na broideanna

Mutation

Mutated forms of brod

radical	lenition	eclipsis
brod	bhrod	mbrod

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “brod”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “brot”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *brodъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɔt/

Noun

brod m inan (diminutive brodk)

1. ford (location where a stream is shallow)

Declension

Declension of brod

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	brod	broda	brody
Genitive	broda	brodowu	brodow
Dative	brodoju	brodoma	brodam
Accusative	brod	broda	brody
Instrumental	brodom	brodoma	brodami
Locative	broźe	brodoma	brodach

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “brod”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “brod”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish brot m (“goad; spike”), from Proto-Celtic *brasdu- (“thorn”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰresdʰ-, from *bʰers- (“tip, point”), see also Proto-Germanic *bruzdaz (“spike”).

Noun

brod m (genitive singular brod, plural brodyn)

1. goad, spur, prick, nudge, jab, stimulus

Derived terms

• broddag

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
brod	vrod	mrod
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “brot”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Middle English

Adjective

brod

1. Alternative form of brood (“broad”)

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *brōduz (“brood”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /broːd/

Noun

brōd f

1. brood
2. hatching

Declension

Declension of brōd (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	brōd	brōda, brōde
accusative	brōde	brōda, brōde
genitive	brōde	brōda
dative	brōde	brōdum

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic бродъ (brodŭ).

Noun

brod n (plural broduri)

1. (Transylvania) ford (location where a stream is shallow)

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	brod	brodul		broduri	brodurile
genitive-dative	brod	brodului		broduri	brodurilor
vocative	brodule			brodurilor

References

• brod in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Scots

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic bòrd, ultimately from Old English bord (“board, table”). Cognate with English board.

Noun

brod (plural brods)

1. table

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish brot m (“goad; spike”), from Proto-Celtic *brasdu- (“thorn”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰresdʰ-, from *bʰers- (“tip, point”), see also Proto-Germanic *bruzdaz (“spike”).

Noun

brod m (genitive singular bruid, plural brodan)

1. best, choice part
2. goad, prod, prick, spear, sting (anything sharp and pointed)

Verb

brod (past bhrod, future brodaidh, verbal noun brodadh, past participle brodte)

1. to goad, encourage
2. to excite, stimulate
3. to masturbate

Mutation

Mutation of brod

radical	lenition
brod	bhrod

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “brod”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “brot”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brodъ (“ford”). The meaning “ship” is of secondary origin, and the original meaning “ford” has been preserved in toponyms such as Slavonski Brod.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brôːd/
• Rhymes: -rod

Noun

brȏd m (Cyrillic spelling бро̑д, diminutive bròdīć, relational adjective bròdskī)

1. ship

   Synonym: lađa

2. (architecture) aisle
3. (archaic) ford (location where a stream is shallow)

Declension

Declension of brod

	singular	plural
nominative	brȏd	bròdovi
genitive	brȍda	bròdōvā
dative	brȍdu	bròdovima
accusative	brȏd	bròdove
vocative	brȍde	bròdovi
locative	bròdu	bròdovima
instrumental	brȍdom	bròdovima

Derived terms

• bròdār
• bròdica
• bròdina
• bròditi
• bròdiv
• brȍdnīk
• brodogràdilīšte
• brodogràditelj
• brȍdolom
• brodòvina
• bròdōvlje
• ìzvanbrodskī
• jednòbrodan

 

Further reading

• “brod”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brodъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [brɔt]

Noun

brod m inan (related adjective brodový)

1. ford, crossing, location where a stream is shallow

Declension

Declension of brod (pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	brod	brody
genitive	brodu	brodov
dative	brodu	brodom
accusative	brod	brody
locative	brode	brodoch
instrumental	brodom	brodmi

Further reading

• “brod”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *brodъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bróːt/

Noun

brọ̑d m inan

1. ford (location where a stream is shallow)

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem, plural in -ôv-
nom. sing.	bród
gen. sing.	bróda
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	bród	brodôva	brodôvi
genitive (rodȋlnik)	bróda	brodôv	brodôv
dative (dajȃlnik)	bródu	brodôvoma	brodôvom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	bród	brodôva	brodôve
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	bródu	brodôvih	brodôvih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	bródom	brodôvoma	brodôvi

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “brod”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024