братец
Russian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bràtьcь.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
бра́тец • (brátec) m anim (genitive бра́тца, nominative plural бра́тцы, genitive plural бра́тцев)
- (colloquial) brother, bro, old fellow, dear friend (friendly or condescendingly, also as a form of address)
- 1906, Александр Куприн, Обида; English translation from Samuel Solomonovich Koteliansky and John Middleton Murry, transl., The Outrage, 1925:
- Сторож, принеси-ка мне, братец, лимонаду и рюмку английской горькой!
- Storož, prinesi-ka mne, bratec, limonadu i rjumku anglijskoj gorʹkoj!
- Porter, bring me a lemonade and a glass of English bitter, there's a good fellow.
Declension edit
Declension of бра́тец (anim masc-form ц-stem accent-a reduc)