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brotherhood
A community of men connected by shared interests, rules, or a faith, for example in an order or guild.
Er wurde in eine alte Bruderschaft von Winzern aufgenommen.
He was accepted into an old brotherhood of winegrowers.
The word consists of 'Bruder' (brother) and the ending '-schaft'. The ending '-schaft' forms feminine nouns that describe a group, a community, or a state, such as 'Freundschaft' (friendship) or 'Mannschaft' (team).
Die Nachbarschaft organisiert jedes Jahr ein Sommerfest.
The neighborhood organizes a summer festival every year.
The phrase 'Bruderschaft trinken' (to drink to brotherhood) is a fixed expression. It describes the ritual in which two people toast together in order to switch from the formal 'Sie' to the informal 'du'.
Nach dem erfolgreichen Projekt haben wir Bruderschaft getrunken.
After the successful project, we drank to brotherhood.
In contrast to the organized group in meaning 1, this meaning describes an abstract, emotional feeling of connection. You can recognize it from adjectives such as 'tief' (deep), 'eng' (close), or 'echt' (genuine).
Zwischen den Teammitgliedern herrschte eine echte Bruderschaft.
There was a genuine brotherhood among the team members.
federation / waistband / bunch
'der Bund' and 'die Bruderschaft' can both mean a group connected by a shared goal or a strong feeling. 'der Bund' is more general: it can be an association of people, groups, or states. 'die Bruderschaft' sounds closer and more personal, and is often used for a community of men, an order, or a strong feeling of solidarity. So a 'Bund' can be factual or political, while a 'Bruderschaft' usually feels more familiar or traditional.
In der alten Bruderschaft helfen sich die Mitglieder seit vielen Jahren gegenseitig.
In the old brotherhood, the members have been helping each other for many years.
Mehrere Vereine gründeten einen Bund, um gemeinsam für bessere Sportplätze zu kämpfen.
Several clubs formed an alliance to fight together for better sports fields.