brothers

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: brother, Brother, and Brothers

English

[edit]

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɹʌðə(ɹ)z/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɹʌðɚz/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

[edit]

brothers

  1. plural of brother

See also

[edit]

Verb

[edit]

brothers

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of brother

Middle English

[edit]

Etymology 1

[edit]

From brother +‎ -es (“noun plural suffix”).

Noun

[edit]

brothers

  1. (rare) plural of brother
Usage notes
[edit]

The more common plural forms are brether and bretheren.

Etymology 2

[edit]

From brother +‎ -es (“genitive suffix”).

Noun

[edit]

brothers

  1. genitive of brother
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=brothers&oldid=80765426"