брат

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Contents 1 Belarusian 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 2 Bulgarian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Inflection 3 Macedonian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 4 Russian 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Pronunciation 4.3 Noun 4.3.1 Declension 5 Serbo-Croatian 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Noun 5.2.1 Declension 5.2.2 Usage notes 5.2.3 Derived terms 6 Ukrainian 6.1 Etymology 6.2 Pronunciation 6.3 Noun

[edit] Belarusian

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bratrъ, *bratъ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

[edit] Noun

брат m.

1. brother

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[edit] Bulgarian

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bratrъ, *bratъ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

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• IPA: /brat/

[edit] Noun

брат (brat) m.

1. brother

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[edit] Macedonian

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bratrъ, *bratъ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

[edit] Noun

брат (brat) m. (collective браќа)

1. brother
2. mate, pal, buddy; when used in informal speech to address somebody in vocative ("брате")

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[edit] Russian

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bratrъ, *bratъ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

брат (brat) m.

Note: the soft ending of the plural was originally used for feminine collective nouns, and the meaning of братья then was brotherhood.

1. brother
2. old boy, pal

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[edit] Serbo-Croatian

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bratrъ, *bratъ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

[edit] Noun

бра̏т m. (collective: бра̏ћа, Roman spelling: brȁt)

1. brother
2. mate, pal, buddy, when used in informal speech to address somebody in vocative (брате)

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[edit] Usage notes

There is no plural form for this noun. Instead, the collective term бра̏ћа is used for plural meanings.

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[edit] Ukrainian

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bratrъ, *bratъ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

[edit] Pronunciation

•  Audio^{help, file}

[edit] Noun

брат (brat) m.

1. biological brother
2. member of the Christian brotherhood