Bruderschaft
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See also: Brüderschaft
German
Etymology
Bruder (“brother”) + -schaft (“-hood”)
Pronunciation
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Noun
Bruderschaft f (genitive Bruderschaft, plural Bruderschaften)
- (also religion) fraternity (association of men who consider each other as brethren)
- (less common, Austria, regional) Alternative form of Brüderschaft (“the state of being brethren”)
Declension
Declension of Bruderschaft
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Bruderschaft | die | Bruderschaften |
| genitive | einer | der | Bruderschaft | der | Bruderschaften |
| dative | einer | der | Bruderschaft | den | Bruderschaften |
| accusative | eine | die | Bruderschaft | die | Bruderschaften |
Further reading
- “Bruderschaft” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Bruderschaft” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Bruderschaft” in Duden online
Bruderschaft on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
