broþor

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *brōþer.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbroː.θor/, [ˈbroː.ðor]

Noun

brōþor m

  1. brother
    Mīn brōðor hæfþ twēġen cattas.
    My brother has two cats.

Declension
Declension of broþor
Case Singular Plural
nominative brōþor brōþor, ġebrōþor, brōþra, ġebrōþra, brōþru, ġebrōþru
accusative brōþor brōþor, ġebrōþor, brōþra, ġebrōþra, brōþru, ġebrōþru
genitive brōþor brōþra, ġebrōþra
dative brēþer brōþrum, ġebrōþrum

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle English: brother
    • English: brother (see there for further descendants)
    • Scots: brither, bruther, broder, bruder
    • Yola: brover, brower
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