brolis
Lithuanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Haplology of broterė́lis ‘little brother’, diminutive of *bróter- (in broterỹstė ‘brotherhood’, bróterautis ‘to fraternize, ally’), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *brā́ˀtē[1] (compare Old Prussian brāti), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.[2] Another haplological form is dialectal brotis ‘brother’, but with preserved -t-.[2] Parallel formation in Latvian brālis.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]brólis m (plural bróliai) stress pattern 1
Declension
[edit]| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | brólis | bróliai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | brólio | brólių |
| dative (naudininkas) | bróliui | bróliams |
| accusative (galininkas) | brólį | brólius |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | bróliu | bróliais |
| locative (vietininkas) | brólyje | bróliuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | bróli | bróliai |
See also
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[edit]Spanish
[edit]Noun
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