| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Plural | broers |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| broertjie | broertjies |
| Albanian | vëlla |
|---|---|
| Catalan | germà |
| Czech | bratr |
| Danish | broder; bror |
| Dutch | broer |
| English | brother |
| English (Old English) | broþor |
| Esperanto | frato |
| Faeroese | bróðir |
| Finnish | veli |
| French | frère |
| German | Bruder |
| Greek | αδελφός |
| Greek (Old Greek) | ἀδελφός |
| Hawaiian | kaikunāne |
| Hungarian | fivér |
| Icelandic | bróðir |
| Italian | fratello |
| Jamaican Patois | breda |
| Latin | frater |
| Luxemburgish | Brudder |
| Norwegian | bror |
| Papiamento | frè; ruman hòmber |
| Polish | brat |
| Portuguese | irmão |
| Romanian | frate |
| Russian | брат |
| Saterland Frisian | Bruur |
| Scots | brither |
| Scottish Gaelic | bràthair |
| Spanish | hermano |
| Sranan | ba; brada |
| Swahili | kaka; ndugu |
| Swedish | bror |
| Thai | น้องชาย |
| Turkish | birader |
| Welsh | brawd |
| West Frisian | broer |
| Yiddish | ברודער |