Mitbruder

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German

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Etymology

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mit (with, co-) +‎ Bruder (brother), a loan translation of Latin confrater.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪtˌbʁuːdɐ/
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  • Rhymes: -uːdɐ

Noun

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Mitbruder m (strong, genitive Mitbruders, plural Mitbrüder, feminine Mitschwester)

  1. (religion) a brother in the faith, especially a fellow member of the Catholic clergy or a fellow monk
  2. (chiefly in the plural) a fellow human being; male in the singular, also generic in the plural

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