brolis
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Lithuanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Haplology of broterė́lis ‘little brother’, diminutive of *bróter- (in broterỹstė ‘brotherhood’, bróterautis ‘to fraternize, ally’), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bráH-t(e)r-[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]
declension of brolis
| 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 |
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Noun[edit]
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