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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.
brother
'der Bruder' and 'der Zwillingsbruder' both refer to a male sibling. 'Bruder' is the general term: he can be older, younger, or the same age. 'Zwillingsbruder' is more specific and means that two siblings were born at the same birth and one of them is male. The words can be confused because a twin brother is always also a brother. But not every brother is a twin brother. When the twin relationship is important, 'Zwillingsbruder' is more precise.
Toms Zwillingsbruder sieht ihm sehr ähnlich.
Tom's twin brother looks very similar to him.
Ihr Bruder studiert in einer anderen Stadt.
Her brother studies in another city.