brdo

See also: brďo

Czech

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:

brdo (textil)

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bьrdo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbr̩do]

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Noun

brdo n

1. reed, harness (part of loom)
2. (dialectal) a small hill

   Alternative form: brd

Declension

Declension of brdo (hard neuter)

	singular	plural
nominative	brdo	brda
genitive	brda	brd
dative	brdu	brdům
accusative	brdo	brda
vocative	brdo	brda
locative	brdu, brdě	brdech
instrumental	brdem	brdy

Related terms

nouns

• brd
• brdce
• brdečko

Further reading

• “brdo”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “brdo”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “brdo”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Serbo-Croatian

Serbo-Croatian Wikipedia has an article on:

brdo

Wikipedia ^sh

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bьrdo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /br̩̂do/

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Noun

bȑdo n (Cyrillic spelling бр̏до)

1. hill

   uspon na Sveto brdo ― ascent to the Holy hill

Usage notes

bȑdo (hill) is usually higher than a brijȇg / brȇg (hillock), but lower than a planìna or a gòra (mountain).

Declension

Declension of brdo

	singular	plural
nominative	bȑdo	brda
genitive	bȑda	bȓdā
dative	brdu	brdima
accusative	brdo	brda
vocative	brdo	brda
locative	brdu	brdima
instrumental	brdom	brdima

Derived terms

adjectives

• brdovit

Further reading

• “brdo”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bьrdo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbr̩dɔ]

Noun

brdo n

1. reed (part of loom), harness
2. (dated) hill

Declension

Declension of brdo
(pattern mesto)

	singular	plural
nominative	brdo	brdá
genitive	brda	bŕd
dative	brdu	brdám
accusative	brdo	brdá
locative	brde	brdách
instrumental	brdom	brdami

Further reading

• “brdo”, 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, 2003–2025

Slovene

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bьrdo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bə̀rdɔ/

Noun

bŕdo n

1. hill

   na vrh brda vrba mrda

Declension

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Neuter, hard
nom. sing.	bŕdo
gen. sing.	bŕda
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	bŕdo	bŕdi	bŕda
genitive (rodȋlnik)	bŕda	bŕd	bŕd
dative (dajȃlnik)	bŕdu	bŕdoma	bŕdom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	bŕdo	bŕdi	bŕda
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	bŕdu	bŕdih	bŕdih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	bŕdom	bŕdoma	bŕdi

Further reading

• “brdo”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “brdo”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references