Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Ruthenian бра́тья (brátʹja), from Old East Slavic братиꙗ (bratija).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

бра́ття (bráttjam pers pl (genitive бра́ттів, plural only)
бра́ття (bráttjan inan (indeclinable)

  1. (plural only or indeclinable collective, archaic) brethren, brothers
    • І покажем, що ми, браття, козацького роду.
      I pokažem, ščo my, brattja, kozacʹkoho rodu.
      And show them, brothers, that we are from the Cossack nation.

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