Bruder
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German bruoder, from Old High German bruoder, from Proto-West Germanic *brōþer, from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Doublet of Frater.
Pronunciation
Noun
Bruder m (strong, genitive Bruders, plural Brüder, diminutive Brüderchen n or Brüderlein n)
- brother
- Coordinate term: Schwester (“sister”)
- Mein Bruder hat zwei Katzen. ― My brother has two cats.
- Brother (title of respect)
Declension
Declension of Bruder [masculine, strong]
Hyponyms
- Amtsbruder
- Blutsbruder
- Corpsbruder
- Gammelbruder
- Halbbruder
- Kampfbruder
- Milchbruder
- Mitbruder
- Mutterbruder
- Stiefbruder
- Vaterbruder
- Waffenbruder
- warmer Bruder
- Zwillingsbruder
Derived terms
- Bruder Hein
- Bruder Leichtfuß
- Bruder Lustig
- brüderlich
- Brüderschaft
- Gebrüder
Related terms
Further reading
- “Bruder” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Bruder” in Duden online
- “Bruder” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Bruder”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Bruder on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German and Old High German bruoder. Compare German Bruder, Dutch broer, English brother, Swedish bror.
Pronunciation
Noun
Bruder m (plural Brieder)
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