Mutterbruder
German
Etymology
From Mutter (“mother”) + Bruder (“brother”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmʊtɐˌbʁuːdɐ]
- Hyphenation: Mut‧ter‧bru‧der
- Rhymes: -uːdɐ
Noun
Mutterbruder m (strong, genitive Mutterbruders, plural Mutterbrüder)
- (dated) maternal uncle
- Synonyms: Onkel mütterlicherseits, (archaic, obsolete) Oheim
Declension
Declension of Mutterbruder [masculine, strong]
Coordinate terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “Mutterbruder” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.