Brother

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1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old English brōðor . Cognates include Latin frater, Greek φρατηρ (phrater), Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐍉𐌸𐌰𐍂 (broþar), German Bruder , Russian брат (brat).

Pronunciation

• brŭth'ə(r), /ˈbrʌðə(r)/, "brVD@(r)/

Noun

brother (plural: brothers or sometimes brethren )

1. someone's male sibling
2. a male fellow member of a religious community or church.
3. a male having at least one parent in common with another, see half-brother, half-sister.
4. someone who is a peer, whether male or female.

Related terms

• brotherhood
• brotherly
• friar

Translations

• Breton: breur m breudeur pl
• Brithenig: ffradr m
• Bulgarian: брат m (1, 2)
• Catalan: germà m (ca)
• Chinese: 兄弟 , 哥哥, 弟弟(1), 修士 (2)
• Czech: bratr m
• Danish: broder c
• Dutch: broer m, broeder m (formal)
• Esperanto: frato
• Finnish: veli (m) (1-3)
• French: frère m (1-3)
• German: Bruder m (de)
• Guaraní: kyvy (brother of a female) (1); yvýra (tyvýra/ryvy/ityvýra) (younger brother of a male) (1), yke'y (tyke'y/ryke'y/ityke'y) (elder brother of a male) (1)
• Hebrew: אָח m (1,2,3,4)

  testvér (any sibling), báty (older brother), öcs (younger brother)

• Indonesian: saudara laki-laki (male sibling), kakak laki-laki/abang (elder brother), adik laki-laki (younger brother) (1), bruder (2)
• Interlingua: fratre (1,2)

  deartháir

• Italian: fratello (1, 3) m; fratello , frate m (2)
• Japanese:

  兄弟 (きょうだい, kyōdai) (male sibling) / 兄 (あに ), お兄さん (おにいさん, oniisan) (elder brother) / 弟 (おとうと, otōto) (younger brother) (1),

  修道士 (しゅうどうし, shūdōshi) / ブラザー (burazā) (2)

• Latenkwa: zukaw (1)
• Latin: frater m
• Latvian: brālis m (1,2,3)
• Lithuanian: brolis m (1, 2, 3)
• Old English: bróðor m
• Persian: بَرادَر (bærādær)
• Polish: brat m
• Portuguese: irmão m (1,2)
• Romanian: frate m
• Russian: брат m
• Slovene: brat m (1, 2)
• Spanish: hermano m (1,3); fray (2)
• Swedish: bror (1,3), broder (older/more formal) (2,3)
• Tupinambá: kybyra (brother of a female) (1); ybyra (t-, t-) (younger brother of a male), yke'yra (t-, t-) (elder brother of a male)
• Ukrainian: брат m
• Welsh: brawd m