brada

See also: bradā, bräda, bråda, and брада

Czech

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech brada, from Proto-Slavic *bordà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bardā́ˀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbrada]

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Noun

brada f (diminutive bradka)

1. chin
2. beard, goatee

   Synonym: bradka

Declension

Declension of brada (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	brada	brady
genitive	brady	brad
dative	bradě	bradám
accusative	bradu	brady
vocative	brado	brady
locative	bradě	bradách
instrumental	bradou	bradami

Derived terms

adjectives

• bradatý
• šedobradý

nouns

• bradholič
• bradička
• bradinka
• bradka
• bradoholič
• bradýř
• holobrádek
• podbradek
• rozumbrada

Further reading

• “brada”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “brada”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “brada”, in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2026, slovnikcestiny.cz
• “brada”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Dutch

Alternative forms

• bradda

Etymology

Borrowed from Sranan Tongo brada (“brother”), ultimately from English brother. Doublet of broeder and broer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbraː.daː/, [ˈbra.da]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: bra‧da

Noun

brada m (plural brada's, no diminutive)

1. (informal in Suriname, slang in the Netherlands) bro, friend
   • 2017, “M'n Brada [My Bro]”, performed by Lijpe:

     Je bent m'n brada, m'n broeder, m'n broer tot het eind // Ook al zit je een tijd, ik zal daar voor je zijn

     You are my bro, my brother, my pal until the end // Even if you do time, I'll be there for you

   • 2020, “Brada [Bro]”, performed by Jack:

     Ging nooit op vakantie brada, never zag ik stranden // Nu heb ik wieri al gefixt in Barca voor we landen

     I never went on holidays bro, I never saw beaches // Now I have already fixed some weed in Barca before we've landed

2. (Suriname) synonym of broeder (“brother (form of address to a man among members of the Moravian Church)”)

Synonyms

• (slang) broer
• (standard Dutch) vriend, maat, makker

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁa.da/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Verb

brada

1. third-person singular past historic of brader

Anagrams

• barda

Galician

Verb

brada

1. inflection of bradar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbra.da/
• Rhymes: -ada
• Hyphenation: brà‧da

Adjective

brada

1. feminine singular of brado

Anagrams

• barda

Latvian

Noun

brada m

1. (dialectal) genitive singular of brads

Old Czech

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰers-?

Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰéh₂

Proto-Balto-Slavic *bardā́ˀ

Proto-Slavic *bordà

Old Czech brada

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bordà.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

brada f

1. beard (especially on the chin)

   Synonym: bradka

2. chin

Declension

Declension of brada (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	brada	bradě	brady
genitive	brady	bradú	brad
dative	bradě	bradama	bradám
accusative	bradu	bradě	brady
vocative	brado	bradě	brady
locative	bradě	bradú	bradách
instrumental	bradú	bradama	bradami

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

Derived terms

• bezbradý
• bradka
• bradál
• bradáč
• bradúš
• holobrad
• kozbrad

Descendants

• Czech: brada

Further reading

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

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɑː.dɑ/

Adjective

brāda

1. inflection of brād:
   1. strong nominative/accusative feminine plural
   2. weak nominative masculine singular

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr

Proto-Germanic *brōþēr

Proto-West Germanic *brōþer

Old English brōþor

Middle English brother

English brotherbor.

Portuguese brada

Borrowed from English brother. Doublet of frade, freire, and bróder.

Pronunciation

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɐ.dɐ/ [ˈbɾɐ.ðɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɐ.dɐ/ [ˈbɾɐ.ðɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɐ.dɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɐdɐ
• Hyphenation: bra‧da

Noun

brada m (plural bradas)

1. (Mozambique) brother
2. (Mozambique) friend

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾa.dɐ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾa.dɐ/ [ˈbɾa.ðɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾa.dɐ/ [ˈbɾa.ðɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾa.dɐ/

• Rhymes: -adɐ
• Hyphenation: bra‧da

Verb

brada

1. inflection of bradar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *borda, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bardā́ˀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brǎːda/
• Hyphenation: bra‧da

Noun

bráda f (Cyrillic spelling бра́да)

1. beard
2. chin

Declension

Declension of brada

	singular	plural
nominative	bráda	brȃde
genitive	brádē	brádā
dative	brȃdi	bràdama
accusative	brȃdu	brȃde
vocative	brȃdo	brȃde
locative	brádi	bràdama
instrumental	brádōm	bràdama

Related terms

nouns

• bradavica

References

• “brada”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Slovak

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰers-?

Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰéh₂

Proto-Balto-Slavic *bardā́ˀ

Proto-Slavic *bordà

Slovak brada

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bordà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brada/, [ˈbrada]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Hyphenation: bra‧da

• Audio (Bratislava):

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Noun

brada f (diminutive briadka or bradička, augmentative bradisko)

1. chin
2. beard
3. a yellow wild flower (Tragopogon)

Declension

Declension of brada
(pattern žena)

	singular	plural
nominative	brada	brady
genitive	brady	brád
dative	brade	bradám
accusative	bradu	brady
locative	brade	bradách
instrumental	bradou	bradami

Derived terms

• bradáč m
• bradatý

Further reading

• “brada”, 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, 2003–2026

Slovene

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bordà. First attested in the 16th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bràːda/

Noun

bráda f

1. beard
2. chin

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.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	bráda
gen. sing.	bráde
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	bráda	brádi	bráde
genitive (rodȋlnik)	bráde	brád	brád
dative (dajȃlnik)	brádi	brádama	brádam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	brádo	brádi	bráde
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	brádi	brádah	brádah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	brádo	brádama	brádami

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.

Feminine, a-stem, long mixed accent
nom. sing.	bráda
gen. sing.	bradé
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	bráda	bradé	bradé
genitive (rodȋlnik)	bradé	brád	brád
dative (dajȃlnik)	brádi	bradáma	bradàm
accusative (tožȋlnik)	bradó	bradé	bradé
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	brádi	bradàh	bradàh
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	bradó	bradáma	bradámi

See also

• bŕki

Further reading

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

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English brother.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbra.da/

Noun

brada

1. brother

Descendants

• Aukan: baala
• Saramaccan: baaa
• → Dutch: brada