storebror
Danish
Alternative forms
Noun
storebror c (singular definite storebroren, plural indefinite storebrødre)
Declension
| 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
Noun
storebror m (definite singular storebroren, indefinite plural storebrødre, definite plural storebrødrene)
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)
- a sibling's older brother
- (figurative) something biger, stronger or more important or experienced in comparison
- Big Brother
Swedish
Alternative forms
- storebrorsa (colloquial)
Etymology
Noun
storebror c
- an older brother, a big brother
- Antonym: lillebror
- Big Brother
- 1948, the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
- Storebror ser dig!
- Big Brother is watching you
- 1948, the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | storebror | storebrors |
| definite | storebrodern | storebroderns | |
| plural | indefinite | storebröder | storebröders |
| definite | storebröderna | storebrödernas |
Derived terms
- storebrorsfasoner