noun
ett bröd
bread
Mat som bakas av mjöl och vatten, ofta med jäst, och som man kan äta med smör eller ost.
Definition & meaning
Bröd means bread: food made from flour and liquid, usually baked as a loaf or in smaller portions.
It can also refer figuratively to a livelihood or means of earning a living.
Grammar & Word origin
Bröd is an ett-word and a noun:
- Singular: ett bröd, brödet
- Plural: bröd, bröden
It comes from an old Germanic word for bread. It is a single root word rather than a compound.
Synonyms & antonyms
- limpa — a loaf of bread, especially a traditionally shaped one; more specific than bröd.
- levebröd — livelihood; related to the figurative sense of bröd, but not to bread as food.
There is no direct antonym for bröd.
Common phrases & collocations
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Examples
Jag köper bröd i affären.noun
I buy bread in the store.
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