bröd

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See also: brod, Brod, brød, bród, and brôd

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Etymology

From Old Swedish brø̄þ, from Old Norse brauð (“bread”), from Proto-Germanic *braudą. Cognate with Dutch brood (“bread”), German Brot (“bread”), English bread, Danish brød (“bread”), Icelandic brauð (“bread”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brøː(d)/
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  • Rhymes: -øːd, -øː

Noun

bröd n

  1. (countable, uncountable) bread
    hembakat bröd
    homemade bread
    en limpa bröd / brödlimpa
    a loaf of bread
    en brödskiva / skiva bröd
    a slice of bread
    leva på vatten och bröd
    live on bread and water
    Giv [dated, traditional – usually ge] oss idag vårt dagliga bröd
    Give us today our daily bread

Usage notes

  • Since bröd is sometimes pronounced /brøː/ (without the final /d/), it is sometimes treated as a vowel final neuter word like spö (“rod”) with the definite singular bröt, plural brön, definite plural bröna, compare träd.

Declension

Declension of bröd
nominative genitive
singular indefinite bröd bröds
definite brödet brödets
plural indefinite bröd bröds
definite bröden brödens

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