twin brother
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twin brother
The male member of a pair of twins in relation to his sibling.
Mein Zwillingsbruder und ich haben am selben Tag Geburtstag, aber wir sind charakterlich sehr verschieden.
My twin brother and I have our birthday on the same day, but we are very different in character.
This noun is made up of 'Zwilling' (twin) and 'Bruder' (brother). The 's' in the middle is a linking element that connects the two words. Literally, it means a brother who is a twin.
Er sieht seinem Zwillingsbruder zum Verwechseln ähnlich.
He looks confusingly similar to his twin brother.
The component 'Zwilling-' is often used like a prefix to make the relationship clear. Other examples are 'die Zwillingsschwester' (twin sister) or 'das Zwillingspaar' (pair of twins).
Meine Mutter hat eine Zwillingsschwester in Australien.
My mother has a twin sister in Australia.
Since this is a kinship term, the word very often appears with a possessive pronoun to clarify the relationship.
Sein Zwillingsbruder lebt in einer anderen Stadt.
His twin brother lives in another city.
