братръ

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

• братъ (bratŭ)
• ⰱⱃⰰⱅⱃⱏ (bratrŭ) (glagolitic)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bratrъ, *bratъ.

Noun

братръ • (bratrŭ) m

1. brother
   • from Vita Methodii, 0700200:

Declension

Declension of братръ (o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	братр{{{2}}}ъ bratr{{{2}}}ŭ	братр{{{2}}}а bratr{{{2}}}a	братр{{{2}}}и bratr{{{2}}}i
genitive	братр{{{2}}}а bratr{{{2}}}a	братр{{{2}}}оу bratr{{{2}}}u	братр{{{2}}}ъ bratr{{{2}}}ŭ
dative	братр{{{2}}}оу, братр{{{2}}}ови bratr{{{2}}}u, bratr{{{2}}}ovi	братр{{{2}}}ома bratr{{{2}}}oma	братр{{{2}}}омъ bratr{{{2}}}omŭ
accusative	братр{{{2}}}ъ, братр{{{2}}}а bratr{{{2}}}ŭ, bratr{{{2}}}a	братр{{{2}}}а bratr{{{2}}}a	братр{{{2}}}ꙑ bratr{{{2}}}y
instrumental	братр{{{2}}}омъ bratr{{{2}}}omŭ	братр{{{2}}}ома bratr{{{2}}}oma	братр{{{2}}}ꙑ bratr{{{2}}}y
locative	братр{{{2}}}ѣ bratr{{{2}}}jě	братр{{{2}}}оу bratr{{{2}}}u	братр{{{2}}}ѣхъ bratr{{{2}}}jěxŭ
vocative	братр{{{2}}}е bratr{{{2}}}e	братр{{{2}}}а bratr{{{2}}}a	братр{{{2}}}и bratr{{{2}}}i

Derived terms

• братана (bratana)
• братанъ (bratanŭ)
• братиꙗ (bratija)
• братолюбие (bratoljubije)
• братриꙗ (bratrija)
• братрьнъ (bratrĭnŭ)
• братрьство (bratrĭstvo)
• братоучѧда (bratučęda)
• братоучѧдо (bratučędo)
• братьнь (bratĭnĭ)
• братьство (bratĭstvo)

See also

Old Church Slavic family terms

отьчьство (otĭčĭstvo, “family”)	Male	Female
parent родител҄ь (roditelʹĭ)	отьць (otĭcĭ), авва (avva, “father”)	мати (mati, “mother”)
sibling	братръ (bratrŭ, “brother”)	сестра (sestra, “sister”)
child	сꙑнъ (synŭ, “son”)	дъщи (dŭšti, “daughter”)
grandparent	дѣдъ (dědŭ, “grandfather”)	баба (baba, “grandmother”)
grandchild	въноукъ (vŭnukŭ, “grandson”)	– (“granddaughter”)
great-grandparent	прѣдѣдъ (prědědŭ, “great-grandfather”)	– (“great-grandmother”)
mother's sibling	оуи (ui, “maternal uncle”)	– (“maternal aunt”)
father's sibling	стрꙑи (stryi, “paternal uncle”)	– (“paternal aunt”)
sibling's child	братанъ (bratanŭ), сꙑновь (synovĭ), сꙑновьць (synovĭcĭ, “nephew”)	братана (bratana, “niece”)
cousin	братоучѧдъ (bratučędŭ, “male cousin”)	братоучѧда (bratučęda, “female cousin”)
spouse	мѫжь (mǫžĭ), чрьтожьникъ (črĭtožĭnikŭ), малъженъ (malŭženŭ, “husband”)	жена (žena), чрьтожьница (črĭtožĭnica), съложь (sŭložĭ, “wife”)
parent of wife	тьсть (tĭstĭ, “father-in-law (wife's father)”)	тьща (tĭšta, “mother-in-law (wife's mother)”)
parent of husband	свекръ (svekrŭ, “father-in-law (husband's father)”)	свекрꙑ (svekry, “mother-in-law (husband's father)”)
sibling of husband	дєвєръ (deverŭ, “brother-in-law (husband's brother)”)	зълꙑ (zŭly, “sister-in-law (husband's sister)”)
spouse of child	зѧть (zętĭ, “son-in-law (daughter's husband)”)	снъха (snŭxa, “daughter-in-law (son's wife)”)
spouse of husband's brother	–	етрꙑ (etry), кѫпетра (kǫpetra, “sister-in-law (husband's brother's wife)”)
stepchild	пасторъкъ (pastorŭkŭ, “stepson”)	– (“stepdaughter”)
step-parent	отьчимъ (otĭčimŭ, “stepfather”)	мащеха (maštexa, “stepmother”)

Further reading

• “братръ”, in GORAZD (overall work in Czech, English, and Russian), http://gorazd.org, 2016—2025