Broder
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)
- (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)