Broder

See also: broder, bróder, bröder, and brøder

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Bruder (southern Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German bruoder.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʀoːdʌ/

Noun

Broder m (plural Bröder or Breder, diminutive Bröderche or Brederche)

1. (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) brother

   Menge Broder es net ens e Johr aaler wie ich.

   My brother is less than a year older than me.

Usage notes

• The inflected forms with -ö- are Ripuarian, those with -e- are Moselle Franconian.

Low German

Alternative forms

• Breoer (Paderbornisch)
• Broor, Bröör (some dialects)
• Broer (Münsterland)
• Brauder (Mecklenburgisch)
• Brôder (alternative Low Prussian form)

Etymology

From Middle Low German brôder, from Old Saxon brōthar, from Proto-West Germanic *brōþer, from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr. Cognate with English brother.

Noun

Broder m (plural Broders)

1. brother

See also

• Vader (“father”)
• Moder (“mother”)
• Süster (“sister”)
• Kind (“child”)