brat

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 See also 1.5 Anagrams 2 Bosnian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Declension 2.2.2 Usage notes 2.2.3 Derived terms 3 Croatian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Declension 3.2.2 Usage notes 3.2.3 Derived terms 4 Danish 4.1 Adjective 5 Irish 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Pronunciation 5.3 Noun 5.3.1 Declension 5.3.2 Mutation 6 Kashubian 6.1 Etymology 6.2 Noun 7 Polish 7.1 Etymology 7.2 Pronunciation 7.3 Noun 7.3.1 Declension 7.3.2 Derived terms 8 Scottish Gaelic 8.1 Noun 9 Serbian 9.1 Etymology 9.2 Noun 9.2.1 Declension 9.2.2 Usage notes 9.2.3 Derived terms 10 Serbo-Croatian 10.1 Etymology 10.2 Noun 10.2.1 Declension 10.2.2 Usage notes 10.2.3 Derived terms 11 Slovak 11.1 Etymology 11.2 Pronunciation 11.3 Noun 12 Slovene 12.1 Etymology 12.2 Noun 13 Swedish 13.1 Etymology 13.2 Noun 13.2.1 Usage notes

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Origin uncertain.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /bɹat/
• (US) enPR: brăt, IPA: /bɻæt/, SAMPA: "br{t/
• Rhymes: -æt

[edit] Noun

brat (plural brats)

1. A child (as a pejorative term); offspring.

   Get that little brat away from me!"

2. Now often specifically, a selfish or spoiled child.
3. bratwurst

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• Bratz (a series of dolls)
• Appendix: Collective nouns

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: abrt
• Bart, BART

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[edit] Bosnian

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Noun

brȁt m. (collective braća)

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

[edit] Declension

[edit] Usage notes

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

[edit] Derived terms

brȁtac bratàkati se bratánac brȁtić bràtija brȁtimiti se brȁtīmstvo brȁtīnstvo

brȁtiti se brȁtjenac brȁtoljūblje bratoùbilačkī bratoùbica bratoùbistvo brȁtōv

brȁtovljev brȁtovljī brȁtovskī bratóvština bràtskī bràtstvo bràtučed

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[edit] Croatian

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Noun

brȁt m. (collective braća)

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

[edit] Declension

[edit] Usage notes

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

[edit] Derived terms

brȁtac bratàkati se bratánac brȁtić bràtija brȁtimiti se brȁtīmstvo brȁtīnstvo

brȁtiti se brȁtjenac brȁtoljūblje bratoùbilačkī bratoùbojica bratoùbōjstvo brȁtōv

brȁtovljev brȁtovljī brȁtovskī bratóvština bràtskī bràtstvo bràtučed

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Adjective

brat

1. steep
2. sudden

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[edit] Irish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Irish bratt < Proto-Celtic *bratto-; cf. Welsh brethyn (“‘cloth’”) < *bratt-ino-.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA: [bˠɾˠɑt̪ˠ]
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA: [bˠɾˠat̪ˠ]

[edit] Noun

brat m.

1. cloak

[edit] Declension

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative brat brait Vocative a bhrait a bhrata Genitive brait brat Dative brat brait

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an brat na brait Genitive an bhrait na mbrat Dative leis an mbrat don bhrat leis na brait

[edit] Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
brat	bhrat	mbrat
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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[edit] Kashubian

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Noun

brat m.

1. brother

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[edit] Polish

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [brat]
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[edit] Noun

brat m. (plural bracia)

1. brother

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	brat	bracia
Genitive	brata	braci
Dative	bratu	braciom
Accusative	brata	braci
Instrumental	bratem	braćmi
Locative	bracie	braciach
Vocative	bracie	bracia

[edit] Derived terms

• bratowa

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[edit] Scottish Gaelic

[edit] Noun

brat m, gen. brata, pl. bratan

1. A cloak, mantle, veil, or canopy

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[edit] Serbian

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Noun

brȁt m. (collective braća)

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

[edit] Declension

[edit] Usage notes

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

[edit] Derived terms

brȁtac bratàkati se bratánac brȁtić bràtija brȁtimiti se brȁtīmstvo brȁtīnstvo

brȁtiti se brȁtjenac brȁtoljūblje bratoùbilačkī bratoùbica bratoùbistvo brȁtōv

brȁtovljev brȁtovljī brȁtovskī bratóvština bràtskī bràtstvo bràtučed

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[edit] Serbo-Croatian

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Noun

brȁt m. (collective: brȁća, Cyrillic spelling: бра̏т)

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

[edit] Declension

[edit] Usage notes

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

[edit] Derived terms

brȁtac bratàkati se bratánac brȁtić bràtija brȁtimiti se brȁtīmstvo brȁtīnstvo

brȁtiti se brȁtjenac brȁtoljūblje bratoùbilačkī bratoùbojica bratoùbōjstvo brȁtōv

brȁtovljev brȁtovljī brȁtovskī bratóvština bràtskī bràtstvo bràtučed

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[edit] Slovak

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

Brut/Brutiu

[edit] Noun

brat m.

1. brother

sing. pl. N brat bratia G brata bratov D braovi bratom A brata bratov L bratovi bratoch I bratom bratmi

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[edit] Slovene

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Noun

brat m.

1. brother

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Etymology

• From English brat; spoiled person

[edit] Noun

brat c. plural: brats

1. (slang) person who is very careful about following fashion trends; someone who rarely ever acts independently but rather follows peer pressure, usually maintaining an appearance of visible wealth

[edit] Usage notes

• Mainly used in plural, as a collective noun.
• Can occasionally be seen considered as neuter rather than common.