brauð
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse brauð, from Proto-Germanic *braudą. Cognate with English bread, German Brot, Dutch brood. Possible Indo-European cognates might include Old Irish bruth and Ancient Greek φρέαρ (phréar).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /prøyːð/
- Rhymes: -øyːð
Noun
brauð n (genitive singular brauðs, nominative plural brauð)
- (uncountable) bread
- loaf of bread
- Synonyms: brauðhleifur, hleifur
- a living
- the office of parson or vicar
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | brauð | brauðið | brauð | brauðin |
| accusative | brauð | brauðið | brauð | brauðin |
| dative | brauði | brauðinu | brauðum | brauðunum |
| genitive | brauðs | brauðsins | brauða | brauðanna |
Derived terms
- brauðhleifur
- brauðmylsna (“breadcrumbs, breadcrumb”)
- flatbrauð
- hrökkbrauð (“crispbread”)
- pylsubrauð
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *braudą, whence also Old English brēad (English bread), Old Frisian brād (West Frisian brea), Old Saxon brōd (German Low German Brot, Broot), Dutch brood, Old High German brōt (German Brot).
Noun
brauð n (genitive brauðs, plural brauð)
Declension
| neuter | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | brauð | brauðit | brauð | brauðin |
| accusative | brauð | brauðit | brauð | brauðin |
| dative | brauði | brauðinu | brauðum | brauðunum |
| genitive | brauðs | brauðsins | brauða | brauðanna |