brod

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

English

Verb

brod (third-person singular simple present brods, present participle brodding, simple past and past participle brodded)

1. (Scotland, transitive, obsolete) To goad or prick.

Czech

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:

brod

Wikipedia ^cs

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbrot]

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• 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), 2008–2025

Anagrams

• drob

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse broddr, from Proto-Germanic *bruzdaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɔd/, [b̥ʁʌð]

Noun

brod c (singular definite brodden, plural indefinite brodde)

1. sting, stinger

Declension

Declension of brod

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	brod	brodden	brodde	broddene
genitive	brods	broddens	broddes	broddenes

Derived terms

• giftbrod

References

• “brod” in Den Danske Ordbog

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠod̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish brot m (“goad; spike”), from Proto-Celtic *brazdos (“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 singular plural nominative brod broid vocative a bhroid a bhroda genitive broid brod dative brod broid forms with the definite article 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 singular plural nominative brod broideanna vocative a bhrod a bhroideanna genitive broide broideanna dative brod broideanna forms with the definite article 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): /ˈbrɔt/
• Rhymes: -ɔt
• Syllabification: brod

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 *brazdos (“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

Mutation of brod

radical	lenition	eclipsis
brod	vrod	mrod

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

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

Alternative forms

• brode, brood

Etymology

From Old English brād, from Proto-West Germanic *braid, from Proto-Germanic *braidaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɔːd/

Adjective

brod (plural and weak singular brode, comparative broddere, superlative broddest)

1. broad

Descendants

• English: broad
• Scots: braid
• Yola: brode

References

• “brōd, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old Czech

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰredʰ-

Proto-Balto-Slavic *brádas

Proto-Slavic *brodъ

Old Czech brod

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brodъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈbrod/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈbrot/

Noun

brod m inan

1. ford

Declension

Declension of brod (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	brod	brody	brodi, brodové
genitive	broda, brodu	brodú	brodóv
dative	brodu	brodoma	brodóm
accusative	brod	brody	brody
vocative	brode	brody	brodi, brodové
locative	brodě, brodu	brodú	brodiech
instrumental	brodem	brodoma	brody

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Descendants

• Czech: brod

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “brod”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *brōduz (“brood”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /broːd/

Noun

brōd f

1. brood
2. hatching

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	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 *brazdos (“thorn”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰresdʰ-, from *bʰers- (“tip, point”), see also Proto-Germanic *bruzdaz (“spike”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾɔt/

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]‎, 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

Serbo-Croatian Wikipedia has an article on:

brod

Wikipedia ^sh

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 inan (Cyrillic spelling бро̑д, relational adjective bròdskī, diminutive bròdīć)

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), 2006–2025

Slovak

Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:

brod

Wikipedia ^sk

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brodъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [brɔt]

Noun

brod m inan (relational 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, 2003–2025

Slovene

Slovene Wikipedia has an article on:

brod

Wikipedia ^sl

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *brodъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bróːt/

Noun

brọ̑d m inan

1. ford (location where a stream is shallow)

Declension

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), 2014–2025