bruoder

Middle High German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bruoder m

  1. brother

Usage notes

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

Declension of bruoder (strong masculine in -r)
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

Old High German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbruo̯.ðer/

Noun

bruoder m

  1. brother

Descendants

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