Mitbruder

German

Etymology

mit (“with, co-”) +‎ Bruder (“brother”), a calque of Latin confrater.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪtˌbʁuːdɐ/
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  • Rhymes: -uːdɐ

Noun

Mitbruder m (strong, genitive Mitbruders, plural Mitbrüder, feminine Mitschwester)

  1. (religion) a brother in the faith, especially a fellow member of the Catholic clergy or a fellow monk
  2. (chiefly in the plural) a fellow human being; male in the singular, also generic in the plural

Declension

Declension of Mitbruder [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Mitbruder die Mitbrüder
genitive eines des Mitbruders der Mitbrüder
dative einem dem Mitbruder den Mitbrüdern
accusative einen den Mitbruder die Mitbrüder
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