# brada
## Czech
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbrada]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

brada f
* chin
* beard, goatee
    Synonym: bradka

#### Declension
### 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 Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Dutch
### Alternative forms

* bradda

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbraː.daː/, [ˈbra.da]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: bra‧da

### Noun

brada m (plural brada's)
* (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 zijnYou 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 landenI never went on holidays bro, I never saw beaches // Now I have already fixed some weed in Barca before we've landed
* (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

* Audio:(file)

### Verb

brada
* third-person singular past historic of brader

### Anagrams

* barda

## Galician
### Verb

brada
* inflection of bradar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbra.da/
* Rhymes: -ada
* Hyphenation: brà‧da

### Adjective

brada
* feminine singular of brado

### Anagrams

* barda

## Latvian
### Noun

brada m
* (dialectal) genitive singular of brads

## Old Czech
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bordà.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (13th CE) /ˈbrada/
* IPA: (15th CE) /ˈbrada/

### Noun

brada f
* beard (especially on the chin)
    Synonym: bradka
* chin

#### 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: /ˈbrɑː.dɑ/

### Adjective

brāda
* inflection of brād:
** strong nominative/accusative feminine plural
** weak nominative masculine singular

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈbɾɐ.dɐ/ [ˈbɾɐ.ðɐ]
* Rhymes: -ɐdɐ
* Hyphenation: bra‧da

#### Noun

brada m (plural bradas)
* (Mozambique) brother
* (Mozambique) friend

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈbɾa.dɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈbɾa.dɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈbɾa.da/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈbɾa.dɐ/ [ˈbɾa.ðɐ]
* Rhymes: -adɐ
* Hyphenation: bra‧da

#### Verb

brada
* inflection of bradar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### References

* ↑ “brada”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /brǎːda/
* Hyphenation: bra‧da

### Noun

bráda f (Cyrillic spelling бра́да)
* beard
* chin

#### Derived terms

bradavica

### References

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

## Slovak
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bordà.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbrada]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

brada f (diminutive briadka or bradička, augmentative bradisko)
* chin
* beard
* a yellow wild flower (Tragopogon)

#### 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, 2003–2025

## Slovene
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bordà.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bràːda/

### Noun

bráda f
* beard
* chin

#### 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: /ˈbra.da/

### Noun

brada
* brother

#### Descendants

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