брада

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bordà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bardā́ˀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [brɐˈda]

• Audio:

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Noun

брада́ • (bradá) f

1. chin
2. beard

Declension

Declension of брада́

	singular	plural
indefinite	брада́ bradá	бради́ bradí
definite	брада́та bradáta	бради́те bradíte
vocative form	бра́до brádo	бради́ bradí

See also

• че́люст (čéljust), муста́к (musták)

References

• “брада”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “брада”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams

• дарба (darba)

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bordà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bardā́ˀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbrada]

• Audio:

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Noun

брада • (brada) f (diminutive брадичка or брадиче)

1. beard
2. chin

Declension

Declension of брада

	singular	plural
indefinite	брада (brada)	бради (bradi)
definite unspecified	брадата (bradata)	брадите (bradite)
definite proximal	брадава (bradava)	брадиве (bradive)
definite distal	брадана (bradana)	брадине (bradine)
vocative	брадо (brado)	бради (bradi)

References

• брада in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

• Glagolitic: ⰱⱃⰰⰴⰰ (brada)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bordà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bardā́ˀ.

Noun

брада • (brada) f

1. beard

Declension

Declension of брада (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	брада brada	брадѣ bradě	брадꙑ brady
genitive	брадꙑ brady	брадоу bradu	брадъ bradŭ
dative	брадѣ bradě	брадама bradama	брадамъ bradamŭ
accusative	брадѫ bradǫ	брадѣ bradě	брадꙑ brady
instrumental	брадоѭ bradojǫ	брадама bradama	брадами bradami
locative	брадѣ bradě	брадоу bradu	брадахъ bradaxŭ
vocative	брадо brado	брадѣ bradě	брадꙑ brady

Descendants

• → Old East Slavic: брада (brada)
  • Russian: брада́ (bradá)

References

• “брада”, in GORAZD (overall work in Czech, English, and Russian), http://gorazd.org, 2016—2024

Old East Slavic

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic брада (brada). Compare inherited борода (boroda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɑˈdɑ/→/braˈda/→/braˈda/

• (ca. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /brɑˈdɑ/
• (ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /braˈda/
• (ca. 13^th CE) IPA^(key): /braˈda/

• Hyphenation: бра‧да

Noun

брада (brada) f

1. beard
2. chin

Declension

Declension of брада (hard a-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	брада brada	брадѣ bradě	брадꙑ brady
Genitive	брадꙑ brady	браду bradu	брадъ bradŭ
Dative	брадѣ bradě	брадама bradama	брадамъ bradamŭ
Accusative	брадѫ bradǫ	брадѣ bradě	брадꙑ brady
Instrumental	брадоѭ bradojǫ	брадама bradama	брадами bradami
Locative	брадѣ bradě	браду bradu	брадахъ bradaxŭ
Vocative	брадо brado	брадѣ bradě	брадꙑ brady

Derived terms

• брадатꙑи (bradatyi)

Descendants

• Russian: брада́ (bradá)

References

• Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “брада”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎^[1] (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 163

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic брада (brada), itself a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic брада (brada), from Proto-Slavic *borda. Doublet of борода́ (borodá), the inherited East Slavic form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [brɐˈda]

Noun

брада́ • (bradá) f inan (genitive брады́, nominative plural брады́, genitive plural брад)

1. (archaic or poetic) beard

   Synonym: (regular term) борода́ (borodá)

Declension

Declension of брада́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	брада́ bradá	брады́ bradý
genitive	брады́ bradý	бра́д brád
dative	браде́ bradé	брада́м bradám
accusative	браду́ bradú	брады́ bradý
instrumental	брадо́й, брадо́ю bradój, bradóju	брада́ми bradámi
prepositional	браде́ bradé	брада́х bradáx

Pre-reform declension of брада́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	брада́ bradá	брады́ bradý
genitive	брады́ bradý	бра́дъ brád
dative	брадѣ́ bradě́	брада́мъ bradám
accusative	браду́ bradú	брады́ bradý
instrumental	брадо́й, брадо́ю bradój, bradóju	брада́ми bradámi
prepositional	брадѣ́ bradě́	брада́хъ bradáx

Derived terms

• брада́тый (bradátyj)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bordà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bardā́ˀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brǎːda/
• Hyphenation: бра‧да

Noun

бра́да f (Latin spelling bráda)

1. beard
2. chin

Declension

Declension of брада

	singular	plural
nominative	брада	браде
genitive	браде	брада
dative	бради	брадама
accusative	браду	браде
vocative	брадо	браде
locative	бради	брадама
instrumental	брадом	брадама

References

• “брада”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024