братия
See also: братія
Russian edit
Alternative forms edit
- бра́тія (brátija)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic братиꙗ (bratija), Doublet of бра́тья (brátʹja). By surface analysis, брат (brat) + ия (ija).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
бра́тия • (brátija) f inan (genitive бра́тии, uncountable)
- (archaic, Christian usage) Alternative form of бра́тья (brátʹja)
- community of monks
- монасты́рская бра́тия ― monastýrskaja brátija ― monastic community of monks
- (colloquial) fraternity, brotherhood, society
Declension edit
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:братия.