brorsbarn
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish broþor barn, equivalent to bror + -s- + barn.
Noun
brorsbarn n
- a fraternal niece or nephew (the child of one's brother)
- Hypernym: syskonbarn
- Hyponyms: brorson, brorsdotter
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | brorsbarn | brorsbarns |
| definite | brorsbarnet | brorsbarnets | |
| plural | indefinite | brorsbarn | brorsbarns |
| definite | brorsbarnen | brorsbarnens |
References
- brorsbarn in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- broþor barn in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L