broderskap

Swedish

Etymology

From broder +‎ -skap. Compare Danish broderskab, German Bruderschaft, Dutch broederschap.

Noun

broderskap n (uncountable)

1. brotherhood (state of being brothers)

   Coordinate term: systerskap

2. a (platonic) relationship based on feelings of communality, usually between men who are not biological brothers

Declension

Declension of broderskap

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	broderskap	broderskaps
	definite	broderskapet	broderskapets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Derived terms

• broderskapsrörelse

See also

• brödraskap
• fostbrödralag

References

• “broderskap”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)