storebror

Danish

Alternative forms

• storebroder

Noun

storebror c (singular definite storebroren, plural indefinite storebrødre)

1. an elder brother

Declension

Declension of storebror

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)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From store +‎ bror

Noun

storebror m (definite singular storebroren, indefinite plural storebrødre, definite plural storebrødrene)

1. big brother

References

• “storebror” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

store- +‎ bror

Noun

storebror c

1. a big brother, an older brother
2. Big Brother
   • 1948, the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

     Storebror ser dig!

     Big Brother is watching you

Declension

Declension of storebror
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	storebror	storebrodern	storebröder	storebröderna
Genitive	storebrors	storebroderns	storebröders	storebrödernas

Related terms

• storebrorsfasoner

References

• storebror in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)