Bruder
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/
Audio: (file) Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Bru‧der
- Rhymes: -uːdɐ
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
- Schlafes Bruder
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
- IPA(key): /ˈbruːdɐ/
Noun
Bruder m (plural Brieder)