брош

Bulgarian

Etymology

From obsolescent брощ (brošt) with lenition of the ending (-št > -š).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [brɔʃ]

• Audio:

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Noun

брош • (broš) m

1. Alternative form of брощ (brošt, “madder”)
2. red pigment prepared from the roots of the plant

Usage notes

Despite colloquial in nature, this form is treated as the standard.

Declension

Declension of брош

	singular	plural
indefinite	брош broš	бро́шове bróšove
definite (subject form)	бро́шът bróšǎt	бро́шовете bróšovete
definite (object form)	бро́ша bróša
count form	—	бро́ша bróša

References

• “брош”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1908) “брочь и брошь”, in Допълнение на българския рѣчникъ [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 6, Plovdiv: Печатница "Трудъ" на Петко Бѣловѣждовъ, page 25

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from French broche.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [brɔʃ]

Noun

брош • (broš) m

1. brooch

Declension

Declension of брош

	singular	plural
indefinite	брош (broš)	брошови (brošovi)
definite unspecified	брошот (brošot)	брошовите (brošovite)
definite proximal	брошов (brošov)	брошовиве (brošovive)
definite distal	брошон (brošon)	брошовине (brošovine)
vocative	брошу (brošu)	брошови (brošovi)
count form	—	броша (broša)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from French broche.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brôʃ/

Noun

бро̏ш m (Latin spelling brȍš)

1. brooch

Declension

Declension of брош

	singular	plural
nominative	бро̏ш	бро̀шеви
genitive	броша	брошева
dative	брошу	брошевима
accusative	брош	брошеве
vocative	брошу	брошеви
locative	брошу	брошевима
instrumental	брошем	брошевима

Further reading

• “брош”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024