storebror

Danish

Alternative forms

• storebroder

Noun

storebror c (singular definite storebroren, plural indefinite storebrødre)

1. an elder brother

Declension

Declension of storebror

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	storebror	storebroren	storebrødre	storebrødrene
genitive	storebrors	storebrorens	storebrødres	storebrødrenes

Coordinate terms

• storesøster (elder sister) lillesøster (younger sister), lillebror (younger brother)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From store +‎ bror.

Noun

storebror m (definite singular storebroren, indefinite plural storebrødre, definite plural storebrødrene)

1. big brother

References

• “storebror” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From store (“big”) +‎ bror (“brother”).

Noun

storebror m (definite singular storebroren, indefinite plural storebrør, definite plural storebrørne)

1. a sibling's older brother
2. (figurative) something biger, stronger or more important or experienced in comparison
3. Big Brother

Swedish

Alternative forms

• storebrorsa (colloquial)

Etymology

store +‎ bror

Noun

storebror c

1. an older brother, a big brother

   Antonym: lillebror

2. Big Brother
   • 1948, the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

     Storebror ser dig!

     Big Brother is watching you

Declension

Declension of storebror

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	storebror	storebrors
	definite	storebrodern	storebroderns
plural	indefinite	storebröder	storebröders
	definite	storebröderna	storebrödernas

Derived terms

• storebrorsfasoner

See also

• storasyster

References

• storebror in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• storebror in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• storebror in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)