lillebror
Danish
Alternative forms
Noun
lillebror c (singular definite lillebroren, plural indefinite lillebrødre)
- little brother (a sibling's younger brother)
Inflection
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | lillebror | lillebroren | lillebrødre | lillebrødrene |
| genitive | lillebrors | lillebrorens | lillebrødres | lillebrødrenes |
Coordinate terms
- storesøster (elder sister) lillesøster (younger sister), storebror (elder brother)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
lillebror m (definite singular lillebroren, indefinite plural lillebrødre, definite plural lillebrødrene)
Synonyms
- veslebror (Nynorsk also)
References
- “lillebror” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “lillebror” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Swedish
Alternative forms
- lillebrorsa (colloquial)
- lillbrorsa (colloquial)
Etymology
Noun
lillebror c
- a little brother, a younger brother (a sibling's younger brother)
- Antonym: storebror
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | lillebror | lillebrors |
| definite | lillebrodern | lillebroderns | |
| plural | indefinite | lillebröder | lillebröders |
| definite | lillebröderna | lillebrödernas |
See also
- lillasyster (“little sister”)