lillebror
Danish
Alternative forms
- lillebroder
Noun
lillebror c (singular definite lillebroren, plural indefinite lillebrødre)
- little brother (a sibling's younger brother)
Inflection
Declension of lillebror
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | lillebror | lillebroren | lillebrødre | lillebrødrene |
| genitive | lillebrors | lillebrorens | lillebrødres | lillebrødrenes |
Coordinate terms
- storesøster (elder sister) lillesøster (younger sister), storebror (elder brother)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From lille + bror
Noun
lillebror m (definite singular lillebroren, indefinite plural lillebrødre, definite plural lillebrødrene)
- little brother (younger brother)
Synonyms
- veslebror (Nynorsk also)
References
- “lillebror” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “lillebror” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Swedish
Etymology
From lille- + bror.
Noun
lillebror c
- a little brother (a sibling's younger brother)
Declension
| Declension of lillebror | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | lillebror | lillebrodern | lillbröder | lillbröderna |
| Genitive | lillebrors | lillebroderns | lillbröders | lillbrödernas |
Synonyms
- lillebrorsa (colloquial)