брат

Belarusian

Etymology

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

Noun

брат • (brat) m

1. brother

Declension

declension of брат

	singular	plural
nominative (назоўны)	брат (brat)	браты (braty)
genitive (родны)	брата (brata)	братаў (brataŭ)
dative (давальны)	брату (bratu)	братам (bratam)
accusative (вінавальны)	брата (brata)	братаў (brataŭ)
instrumental (творны)	братам (bratam)	братамі (bratami)
locative (месны)	браце (bracje)	братах (bratax)

Derived terms

• братэрскі (braterski)
• братэрства (braterstva)

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Bulgarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brat/

Noun

брат • (brat) m

1. brother

Inflection

inflection of брат

	singular	plural
indefinite	брат	братя
definite (subject form)	братът	братята
definite (object form)	брата
vocative form	брате, братко	братя

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Macedonian

Etymology

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

Noun

брат • (brat) m

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

Declension

    declension of брат

Article	singular	plural
indefinite	брат	браќа
definite (unspecified)	братот	браќата
definite (proximate)	братов	браќава
definite (distal)	братон	браќана

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Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [brat]

• Audio

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Noun

брат (brat) m anim (genitive бра́та, nominative plural бра́тья)

1. brother
2. old boy, pal

Declension

    declension of брат

	singular	plural
nominative	брат (brat)	бра́тья (brátʹja)
genitive	бра́та (bráta)	бра́тьев (brátʹjev)
dative	бра́ту (brátu)	бра́тьям (brátʹjam)
accusative	бра́та (bráta)	бра́тьев (brátʹjev)
instrumental	бра́том (brátom)	бра́тьями (brátʹjami)
prepositional	о бра́те (o bráte)	о бра́тьях (o brátʹjax)

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

Related terms

• бра́тов (brátov)
• бра́тец (brátec), брати́шка (bratíška)
• братва́ (bratvá), брато́к (bratók), брата́н (bratán)
• бра́тский (brátskij)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brât/

Noun

бра̏т m (Latin spelling brȁt)

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

Declension

    declension of брат

	singular
nominative	брат
genitive	брата
dative	брату
accusative	брата
vocative	брате
locative	брату
instrumental	братом

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

бра̏тац брата̀кати се брата́нац бра̏тић бра̀тија бра̏тимити се бра̏тӣмство бра̏тӣнство

бра̏тити се бра̏тјенац бра̏тољӯбље братоу̀билачкӣ братоу̀бојица братоу̀бо̄јство бра̏то̄в

бра̏товљев бра̏товљӣ бра̏товскӣ брато́вштина бра̀тскӣ бра̀тство бра̀тучед

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Ukrainian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

• IPA^(key): [brˈɑt]

Noun

брат (brat) m anim (genitive брата́, nominative plural брати́)

1. brother (biological sibling)
2. brother (member of the Christian brotherhood)

Declension

    declension of брат

	singular	plural
nominative	брат (brat)	брати́ (bratý)
genitive	брата́ (bratá)	браті́в (bratív)
dative	брато́ві, брату́ (bratóvi, bratú)	брата́м (bratám)
accusative	брата́ (bratá)	браті́в (bratív)
instrumental	брато́м (bratóm)	брата́ми (bratámy)
locative	брато́ві, браті́ (bratóvi, bratí)	брата́х (bratáx)
vocative	бра́те (bráte)	брати́ (bratý)

References

• “брат” in Ivan Bilodid (editor-in-chief) (1970–1980), Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy [Dictionary of the Ukrainian language], in 11 vols, Kiev: Naukova Dumka