halvbroder

See also: halvbröder

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From halv- +‎ broder.

Noun

halvbroder c

  1. a half brother (a male sibling)

Usage notes

A more original spelling of the word. Today, the indefinite form singular is more commonly spelled halvbror/halvbrors, but other inflections still retain the -de-.

Declension

Declension of halvbroder
nominative genitive
singular indefinite halvbroder halvbroders
definite halvbrodern halvbroderns
plural indefinite halvbröder halvbröders
definite halvbröderna halvbrödernas