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storebror

Danish

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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storebror c (singular definite storebroren, plural indefinite storebrødre)

  1. an elder brother

Declension

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Declension of storebror
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative storebror storebroren storebrødre storebrødrene
genitive storebrors storebrorens storebrødres storebrødrenes

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From store +‎ bror.

Noun

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storebror m (definite singular storebroren, indefinite plural storebrødre, definite plural storebrødrene)

  1. big brother

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From store (“big”) +‎ bror (“brother”).

Noun

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storebror m (definite singular storebroren, indefinite plural storebrør, definite plural storebrørne)

  1. a sibling's older brother
  2. (figurative) something biger, stronger or more important or experienced in comparison
  3. Big Brother

Swedish

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Etymology

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store +‎ bror

Noun

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storebror c

  1. an older brother, a big brother
    Antonym: lillebror
  2. Big Brother
    • 1948, the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
      Storebror ser dig!
      Big Brother is watching you

Declension

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Declension of storebror
nominative genitive
singular indefinite storebror storebrors
definite storebrodern storebroderns
plural indefinite storebröder storebröders
definite storebröderna storebrödernas

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