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bruoder

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Middle High German

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old High German bruoder, from Proto-West Germanic *brōþer, from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈbruə̯dər/

Noun

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bruoder m

  1. brother

Usage notes

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The old consonant stems vater and bruoder often remain uninflected in the singular, as gen. vater, bruoder beside vaters, bruoders. In the plural they take umlaut, as veter, brüeder.

Declension

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Declension of bruoder (masculine, class 2 strong)
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein dër bruoder die brüeder
genitive eines dës bruoder, bruoders dër brüeder
dative eime dëm bruoder dën brüedern
accusative einen dën bruoder die brüeder

Descendants

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Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *brōþer, from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bruoder m

  1. brother

Descendants

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