Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *bratrьstvo. Equivalent to брат (brat, brother) +‎ -ство (-stvo, -hood).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈbratstvo]
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бра́тство (brátstvon

  1. brotherhood
  2. fraternity

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References edit

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

Macedonian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bratrьstvo. Equivalent to брат (brat, brother) +‎ -ство (-stvo).

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Noun edit

братство (bratstvon (relational adjective братски)

  1. brotherhood
  2. fraternity
  3. (Christianity) monastic fraternity

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Russian edit

 
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Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bratrьstvo. By surface analysis, брат (brat, brother) +‎ -ство (-stvo).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

бра́тство (brátstvon inan (genitive бра́тства, nominative plural бра́тства, genitive plural братств)

  1. brotherhood, fraternity

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Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bratrьstvo. Equivalent to бра̏т +‎ -ство.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /brǎtstʋo/
  • Hyphenation: брат‧ство

Noun edit

бра̀тство n (Latin spelling bràtstvo)

  1. brotherhood
  2. fraternity

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Ukrainian edit

 
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Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bratrьstvo. By surface analysis, брат (brat, brother) +‎ -ство (-stvo). Doublet of брате́рство (bratérstvo).

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Noun edit

бра́тство (brátstvon inan (genitive бра́тства, nominative plural бра́тства, genitive plural братств)

  1. (countable) brotherhood, fraternity, brethren (an association of people)
  2. (uncountable, figuratively) brotherliness, brotherhood, fraternity (feeling of fraternal closeness)
    Synonym: брате́рство n (bratérstvo)

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