Brieffreund

German

Etymology

Brief (“letter”) +‎ Freund (“friend”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʁiːfˌfʁɔɪ̯nt/
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Noun

Brieffreund m (strong, genitive Brieffreundes or Brieffreunds, plural Brieffreunde, feminine Brieffreundin)

  1. pen pal, penfriend (male or of unspecified gender)

Declension

Declension of Brieffreund [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Brieffreund die Brieffreunde
genitive eines des Brieffreundes, Brieffreunds der Brieffreunde
dative einem dem Brieffreund, Brieffreunde1 den Brieffreunden
accusative einen den Brieffreund die Brieffreunde

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

  • Brieffreundschaft

Further reading

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