Bruder
See also: bruder and Brüder
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
- IPA(key): /ˈbruːdɐ/
(file)
Noun
Bruder m (strong, genitive Bruders, plural Brüder, diminutive Brüderchen n or Brüderlein n)
- brother
- Mein Bruder hat zwei Katzen. ― My brother has two cats.
- Brother (title of respect)
Declension
Declension of Bruder [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Bruder | die | Brüder |
| genitive | eines | des | Bruders | der | Brüder |
| dative | einem | dem | Bruder | den | Brüdern |
| accusative | einen | den | Bruder | die | Brüder |
Hyponyms
- Amtsbruder
- Blutsbruder
- Gammelbruder
- Halbbruder
- Kampfbruder
- Milchbruder
- Mitbruder
- Mutterbruder
- Stiefbruder
- Vaterbruder
- Waffenbruder
- warmer Bruder
- Zwillingsbruder
Derived terms
- Bruder Hein
- Bruder Leichtfuß
- brüderlich
- Bruder Lustig
- Brüderschaft
- Gebrüder
Related terms
- Bruderliebe
- Brudermord
- Brüderschaft
Further reading
- “Bruder” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Bruder” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Bruder” in Duden online
Bruder on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de- Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Bruder”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German and Old High German bruoder. Compare German Bruder, Dutch broer, English brother, Swedish bror.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbruːdɐ/
Noun
Bruder m (plural Brieder)
- brother