halvbroder

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Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From halv- +‎ broder.

Noun

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halvbroder c

  1. a half brother (a male sibling)

Usage notes

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A more original spelling of the word. Today, the indefinite form singular is more commonly spelled halvbror/halvbrors, but other inflections still retain the -de-.

Declension

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Declension of halvbroder 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative halvbroder halvbrodern halvbröder halvbröderna
Genitive halvbroders halvbroderns halvbröders halvbrödernas