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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈbɹɛðɹən/ Audio: en-us-brethren.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-brethren.wav Forms: more brethren [comparative], most brethren [superlative]
Etymology: From Early Modern English brethren, plural of brother, from Middle English brethren, from Middle English brethere, brether + -en (plural ending). Ultimately from Old English brōþor, brōþru (“brothers, brethren”), influenced by Old English brēþer, dative singular of brōþor (“brother”). Equivalent to brother + -en (plural ending). Compare German Brüder (“brothers, brethren”). More at brother. The vowel change (from o to e) is called umlaut. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|brethren}} Middle English brethren, {{der|en|enm|brethere}} Middle English brethere, {{der|en|ang|brōþor}} Old English brōþor, {{cog|ang|brēþer}} Old English brēþer, {{af|en|brother|-en|id2=plural noun|pos2=plural ending}} brother + -en (plural ending), {{cog|de|Brüder||brothers, brethren}} German Brüder (“brothers, brethren”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} brethren (comparative more brethren, superlative most brethren)
  1. Of or akin to; related; like Related terms: Brethren, brother, sistren and nun, friar and frater, father, brotherhood, sisterhood, fraternity, siblings
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Synonyms: brethern [obsolete]

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbɹɛðɹən/ Audio: en-us-brethren.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-brethren.wav
Etymology: From Early Modern English brethren, plural of brother, from Middle English brethren, from Middle English brethere, brether + -en (plural ending). Ultimately from Old English brōþor, brōþru (“brothers, brethren”), influenced by Old English brēþer, dative singular of brōþor (“brother”). Equivalent to brother + -en (plural ending). Compare German Brüder (“brothers, brethren”). More at brother. The vowel change (from o to e) is called umlaut. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|brethren}} Middle English brethren, {{der|en|enm|brethere}} Middle English brethere, {{der|en|ang|brōþor}} Old English brōþor, {{cog|ang|brēþer}} Old English brēþer, {{af|en|brother|-en|id2=plural noun|pos2=plural ending}} brother + -en (plural ending), {{cog|de|Brüder||brothers, brethren}} German Brüder (“brothers, brethren”) Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} brethren
  1. (archaic) plural of brother Tags: archaic, form-of, plural Form of: brother
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  2. (poetic) kinsmen Tags: poetic Categories (topical): Collectives
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: brethern [obsolete]

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbɹɛðɹən/ Audio: en-us-brethren.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-brethren.wav
Etymology: From Early Modern English brethren, plural of brother, from Middle English brethren, from Middle English brethere, brether + -en (plural ending). Ultimately from Old English brōþor, brōþru (“brothers, brethren”), influenced by Old English brēþer, dative singular of brōþor (“brother”). Equivalent to brother + -en (plural ending). Compare German Brüder (“brothers, brethren”). More at brother. The vowel change (from o to e) is called umlaut. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|brethren}} Middle English brethren, {{der|en|enm|brethere}} Middle English brethere, {{der|en|ang|brōþor}} Old English brōþor, {{cog|ang|brēþer}} Old English brēþer, {{af|en|brother|-en|id2=plural noun|pos2=plural ending}} brother + -en (plural ending), {{cog|de|Brüder||brothers, brethren}} German Brüder (“brothers, brethren”) Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} brethren pl (plural only)
  1. (figuratively) The body of members, especially of a fraternal, religious or military order. Tags: figuratively, plural, plural-only Coordinate_terms: sistren Translations (the body of members): mtsswe (Atayal), ভ্রাতৃবর্গ (bhratriborgo) (Bengali), confraria [feminine] (Catalan), 同胞 (tóngbāo) (Chinese Mandarin), broder [common-gender] (Danish), veljet [plural] (Finnish), veljekset [plural] (Finnish), confrérie [feminine] (French), confrères [masculine, plural] (French), frères [masculine, plural] (French), Brüder [masculine] (German), Brüdergemeinschaft [feminine] (German), αδελφότητα (adelfótita) [feminine] (Greek), αδελφοί (adelfoí) [masculine, plural] (Greek), hittestvér (Hungarian), felebarát (Hungarian), confratelli (Italian), 同胞 (dōhō) (Japanese), confraires [masculine, plural] (Occitan), fraires [masculine, plural] (Occitan), bractwo [neuter] (Polish), confraria [feminine] (Portuguese), confrades [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), irmãos [masculine, plural] (Portuguese), бра́тство (brátstvo) (Russian), hermanos [plural] (Spanish), camaradas [plural] (Spanish), correligionarios [plural] (Spanish), cofrades [plural] (Spanish), cofradía [feminine] (Spanish), hermandad [feminine] (Spanish), grey [feminine] (Spanish), bröder [plural] (Swedish), бра́ття (bráttja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), бра́тство (brátstvo) [neuter] (Ukrainian), бра́тія (brátija) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: brethern [obsolete]

Alternative forms

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      "word": "αδελφότητα"
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      "word": "同胞"
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      "word": "grey"
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      "word": "sistren and nun"
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    {
      "word": "friar and frater"
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    {
      "word": "father"
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      "word": "sisterhood"
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          "text": "The principle still sounds good, but our astronomical knowledge is limited, and we haven't yet discovered any such brethren solar systems.",
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