Vaterbruder
German
Alternative forms
- Vatersbruder
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfaːtɐˌbʁuːdɐ]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Va‧ter‧bru‧der
- Rhymes: -uːdɐ
Noun
Vaterbruder m (strong, genitive Vaterbruders, plural Vaterbrüder)
- (dated) paternal uncle
- Synonym: Onkel väterlicherseits
Declension
Declension of Vaterbruder [masculine, strong]
Coordinate terms
Related terms
- Vaterbruderssohn, Vaterbruderskind
- Mutterschwester, Vaterschwester
Further reading
- “Vaterbruder” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.