halvbroder

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Swedish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From halv- +‎ broder.

Noun[edit]

halvbroder c

  1. a half brother (a male sibling)

Usage notes[edit]

A more original spelling of the word. Today, the indefinite form singular is more commonly spelled halvbror/halvbrors, but other inflections still retain the -de-.

Declension[edit]

Declension of halvbroder 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative halvbroder halvbrodern halvbröder halvbröderna
Genitive halvbroders halvbroderns halvbröders halvbrödernas