брат

BelarusianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Belarusian братъ (brat), from Old East Slavic братъ (bratŭ), from Proto-Slavic *bratrъ, *bratъ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

брат (bratm pers (genitive бра́та, nominative plural браты́, genitive plural брато́ў, feminine сястра́, related adjective бра́цкі or братэ́рскі, diminutive бра́цік)

  1. brother

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BulgarianEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

брат (bratm (related adjective бра́тов or бра́тски, diminutive бра́тец or братле́ or брато́к or бра́тче)

  1. brother

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MacedonianEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): [brat]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: брат

NounEdit

брат (bratm (plural бра́ќа, feminine се́стра, related adjective бра́тски, diminutive бра́тче or ба́то or ба́те or ба́тко)

  1. brother
    Бра́т ми се пресели во Лондон.Brát mi se preseli vo London.My brother has moved to London.
  2. (slang) bro, mate, pal, dude, buddy, bud, dawg (to address somebody, usually used by youngsters)
    Ка́ј си, бе, брат?Káj si, be, brat?What's up, bro?
    Шо́ има, брат?Šó ima, brat?What up, dawg?
    Брат, ќе одиме на́ кафе или слабо?Brat, ḱe odime ná kafe ili slabo?Bro, we goin' for coffee or nah?
    Брат, мораш да го видиш ова.Brat, moraš da go vidiš ova.Dude, you have to see this.
    Не́, бе, брат.Né, be, brat.Nah, man/bro/mate/dude.
  3. (colloquial) Used to designate someone resembling the person in question, especially in character (hyperbolically suggesting that he could therefore be that person's brother).

Usage notesEdit

  • When this word is used in the sense of "brother", the vocative form is mostly "брату". When it's used in the sense of "mate", "pal", or "buddy", the vocative form is mostly "брате". However, in the second sense, the vocative form is not used. Among youngsters, the basic form "брат" is dominant (and quite popular, at that).
  • With акцентски целости (common stress) it should be pronounced as one word, на́ кафе, but common stress has vanished in most sentences in Northern, Central (only youngsters) and Eastern Macedonia, resulting in на ка́фе. Macedonians from the other parts still use common stress (standard Macedonian) among them in every form.

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ReferencesEdit

  • брат” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

RussianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Inherited from Old East Slavic братъ (bratŭ), from Proto-Slavic *bratrъ, *bratъ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Cognates include Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ), Latin frater, English brother and English pal.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

брат (bratm anim (genitive бра́та, nominative plural бра́тья*, genitive plural бра́тьев*, related adjective бра́тский, diminutive бра́тик or бра́тец or брато́к or брати́шка) (* The soft ending of the plural was originally used for feminine collective nouns, and the meaning of братья then was brotherhood.)

  1. brother
    родно́й братrodnój bratbrother (sibling)
    двою́родный братdvojúrodnyj bratcousin, first cousin
    трою́родный братtrojúrodnyj bratsecond cousin
    единокро́вный братjedinokróvnyj bratpaternal half brother
    единоутро́бный братjedinoutróbnyj bratmaternal half brother
    сво́дный братsvódnyj bratstepbrother
  2. old boy, pal
  3. kind, sort

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DescendantsEdit

  • Armenian: բրատ (brat) (slang)
  • Georgian: ბრატ (braṭ) (slang)
  • Yakut: быраат (bıraat)

RusynEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

брат (bratm

  1. brother

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Further readingEdit

Serbo-CroatianEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

бра̏т m (Latin spelling brȁt)

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

Usage notesEdit

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

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UkrainianEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

брат (bratm pers (genitive брата́, nominative plural брати́, genitive plural браті́в, related adjective бра́тній or бра́тський or брате́рський, diminutive бра́тик or бра́тець or брату́нь)

  1. brother (biological sibling)
  2. brother (member of the Christian brotherhood)
  3. pal, mate

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