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German
Etymology
From Waffen (“arms”) + Bruder (“brother”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Waffenbruder m (strong, genitive Waffenbruders, plural Waffenbrüder)
- brother-in-arms
- Synonyms: Waffengefährte, Kampfgenosse
1942, Stefan Zweig, Die Welt von Gestern [The World of Yesterday]:All das hatten wir uns im stillen oft gedacht, nur hatte niemand den Mut gehabt, am hellen Tage auszusprechen: ›Sagen wir uns von den Deutschen und ihrer Annexionspolitik rechtzeitig los‹, denn das hätte als ›Verrat‹ am Waffenbruder gegolten.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Waffenbruder
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