Noun
die Bruderschaft
Pronunciation: /ˈbruːdɐʃaft/
fraternity (association of men who consider each other as brethren)
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plural Bruderschaften
Meanings
Noun
- fraternity (association of men who consider each other as brethren)
Example sentence
Die Bruderschaft trifft sich jedes Jahr in der alten Kirche.
The fraternity meets in the old church every year.
Word forms
singular
die Bruderschaft
plural
die Bruderschaften
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Bruderschaft
Accusativedie Bruderschaft
Dativeder Bruderschaft
Genitiveder Bruderschaft
Plural
Nominativedie Bruderschaften
Accusativedie Bruderschaften
Dativeden Bruderschaften
Genitiveder Bruderschaften
Usage
- einer Bruderschaft angehören — belong to a fraternity or brotherhood; angehören takes dative
- Bruderschaft / Brüder — an organised brotherhood / brothers as individuals; not necessarily biological siblings
Die historische Bruderschaft sammelte Spenden für das Krankenhaus.
The historical brotherhood collected donations for the hospital.