"brother" meaning in Englisch

See brother in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: ˈbɹʌðə, ˈbɹʌðɚ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Nattes à chat-brother.wav , En-uk-brother.ogg , En-us-brother.ogg Forms: the brother [singular], the brothers [plural], the brethren [plural]
Rhymes: ʌðə Etymology: altenglisch brōðor, germanisch *brothar (deutsch Bruder, niederländisch broder ^(→ nl), dänisch broder ^(→ da)) von indogermanisch *bhrater (lateinisch frater, walisisch brawd ^(→ cy), tschechisch bratr ^(→ cs))
  1. Bruder, männliches Geschwisterkind
    Sense id: de-brother-en-noun-t3aQWIy7
  2. männliches Mitglied einer religiösen Gemeinschaft
    Sense id: de-brother-en-noun-0r8pWwFk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: friar Hypernyms: sibling Hyponyms: half brother, stepbrother Derived forms: brotherhood, brother-in-law, brotherly Translations (Bruder, männliches Geschwisterkind): Bruder [masculine] (Deutsch)

Inflected forms

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1, 2",
      "word": "sister"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Anagramm sortiert (Englisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Einträge mit Endreim (Englisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Englisch",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Roter Audiolink",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Rückläufige Wörterliste (Englisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Substantiv (Englisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Substantiv zwei Pluralformen (Englisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Wiktionary:Audio-Datei",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Siehe auch",
      "orig": "siehe auch",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Übersetzungen (Dänisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Übersetzungen (Niederländisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Übersetzungen (Tschechisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Übersetzungen (Walisisch)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "brotherhood"
    },
    {
      "word": "brother-in-law"
    },
    {
      "word": "brotherly"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "altenglisch brōðor, germanisch *brothar (deutsch Bruder, niederländisch broder ^(→ nl), dänisch broder ^(→ da)) von indogermanisch *bhrater (lateinisch frater, walisisch brawd ^(→ cy), tschechisch bratr ^(→ cs))",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "the brother",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "the brothers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "the brethren",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hypernyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "sibling"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "bro·ther",
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "half brother"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "stepbrother"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Englisch",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I’ve got two sisters and one brother.",
          "translation": "Ich habe zwei Schwestern und einen Bruder."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Bruder, männliches Geschwisterkind"
      ],
      "id": "de-brother-en-noun-t3aQWIy7",
      "sense_index": "1"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "männliches Mitglied einer religiösen Gemeinschaft"
      ],
      "id": "de-brother-en-noun-0r8pWwFk",
      "sense_index": "2"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "ˈbɹʌðə"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "ˈbɹʌðɚ"
    },
    {
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      "wav_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/LL-Q1860 (eng)-Nattes à chat-brother.wav"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-uk-brother.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d9/En-uk-brother.ogg/En-uk-brother.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-uk-brother.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-brother.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b6/En-us-brother.ogg/En-us-brother.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-us-brother.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "US-amerikanisch"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "ʌðə"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "friar"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "masculine"
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "Bruder, männliches Geschwisterkind",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Bruder"
    }
  ],
  "word": "brother"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1, 2",
      "word": "sister"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Anagramm sortiert (Englisch)",
    "Einträge mit Endreim (Englisch)",
    "Englisch",
    "Roter Audiolink",
    "Rückläufige Wörterliste (Englisch)",
    "Substantiv (Englisch)",
    "Substantiv zwei Pluralformen (Englisch)",
    "Wiktionary:Audio-Datei",
    "siehe auch",
    "Übersetzungen (Dänisch)",
    "Übersetzungen (Niederländisch)",
    "Übersetzungen (Tschechisch)",
    "Übersetzungen (Walisisch)"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "brotherhood"
    },
    {
      "word": "brother-in-law"
    },
    {
      "word": "brotherly"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "altenglisch brōðor, germanisch *brothar (deutsch Bruder, niederländisch broder ^(→ nl), dänisch broder ^(→ da)) von indogermanisch *bhrater (lateinisch frater, walisisch brawd ^(→ cy), tschechisch bratr ^(→ cs))",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "the brother",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "the brothers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "the brethren",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hypernyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "sibling"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "bro·ther",
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "half brother"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "stepbrother"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Englisch",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I’ve got two sisters and one brother.",
          "translation": "Ich habe zwei Schwestern und einen Bruder."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Bruder, männliches Geschwisterkind"
      ],
      "sense_index": "1"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "männliches Mitglied einer religiösen Gemeinschaft"
      ],
      "sense_index": "2"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "ˈbɹʌðə"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "ˈbɹʌðɚ"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Nattes à chat-brother.wav",
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      "wav_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/LL-Q1860 (eng)-Nattes à chat-brother.wav"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-uk-brother.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d9/En-uk-brother.ogg/En-uk-brother.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-uk-brother.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-brother.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b6/En-us-brother.ogg/En-us-brother.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-us-brother.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "US-amerikanisch"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "ʌðə"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "friar"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "masculine"
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "Bruder, männliches Geschwisterkind",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Bruder"
    }
  ],
  "word": "brother"
}

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