Brüderschaft

See also: Bruderschaft

German

Etymology

Brüder (“brothers”) +‎ -schaft (“-hood”)

Noun

Brüderschaft f (genitive Brüderschaft, plural Brüderschaften)

1. brotherhood (the state of being brothers or considering each other as brethren)
2. (less common) Alternative form of Bruderschaft (“fraternity”)

Derived terms

• Blutsbrüderschaft f
• Brüderschaft trinken

Further reading

• “Brüderschaft” in Duden online