Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en brorsa

brother/²brʊʂa/

Meaning

brother

In Swedish: bror

Forms

Forms of brorsa
Singular, indefiniteen brorsa
Singular, definitebrorsan
Plural, indefinitebrorsor
Plural, definitebrorsorna

brorsa is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor brorsa, den stora brorsan. Check another noun

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Is it en brorsa or ett brorsa?

Questions

What does brorsa mean in English?

brorsa means “brother”.

Is it en brorsa or ett brorsa?

It is en brorsa, and “the brother” is brorsan.

What is the plural of brorsa?

The plural of brorsa is brorsor, and the definite plural is brorsorna.

Similar words

broderbror

Origin

From bror, formed on basis of morsa, a hypocoristic form of mor.

Nearby common words

brorsa is number 2,478 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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