Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *bratrьstvo. Equivalent to брат (brat, brother) +‎ -ство (-stvo, -hood).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbratstvo]
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Noun

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бра́тство (brátstvon

  1. brotherhood
  2. fraternity

Declension

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Declension of бра́тство
singular plural
indefinite бра́тство
brátstvo
бра́тства
brátstva
definite бра́тството
brátstvoto
бра́тствата
brátstvata

References

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  • братство”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • братство”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bratrьstvo. Equivalent to брат (brat, brother) +‎ -ство (-stvo).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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братство (bratstvon (relational adjective братски)

  1. brotherhood
  2. fraternity
  3. (Christianity) monastic fraternity

Declension

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Declension of братство
singular plural
indefinite братство (bratstvo) братства (bratstva)
definite unspecified братството (bratstvoto) братствата (bratstvata)
definite proximal братствово (bratstvovo) братствава (bratstvava)
definite distal братствоно (bratstvono) братствана (bratstvana)
vocative братство (bratstvo) братства (bratstva)

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bratrьstvo. By surface analysis, брат (brat, brother) +‎ -ство (-stvo).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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бра́тство (brátstvon inan (genitive бра́тства, nominative plural бра́тства, genitive plural братств)

  1. brotherhood, fraternity

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bratrьstvo. Equivalent to бра̏т +‎ -ство.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /brǎtstʋo/
  • Hyphenation: брат‧ство

Noun

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бра̀тство n (Latin spelling bràtstvo)

  1. brotherhood
  2. fraternity

Declension

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Declension of братство
singular plural
nominative братство братства
genitive братства бра̏тста̄ва̄ / бра́тства̄
dative братству братствима
accusative братство братства
vocative братство братства
locative братству братствима
instrumental братством братствима

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  • братство”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bratrьstvo. By surface analysis, брат (brat, brother) +‎ -ство (-stvo). Doublet of брате́рство (bratérstvo).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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бра́тство (brátstvon inan (genitive бра́тства, nominative plural бра́тства, genitive plural братств)

  1. (countable) brotherhood, fraternity, brethren (an association of people)
  2. (uncountable, figuratively) brotherliness, brotherhood, fraternity (feeling of fraternal closeness)
    Synonym: брате́рство n (bratérstvo)

Declension

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Declension of бра́тство
(inan hard neut-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative бра́тство
brátstvo
бра́тства
brátstva
genitive бра́тства
brátstva
братств
bratstv
dative бра́тству
brátstvu
бра́тствам
brátstvam
accusative бра́тство
brátstvo
бра́тства
brátstva
instrumental бра́тством
brátstvom
бра́тствами
brátstvamy
locative бра́тстві
brátstvi
бра́тствах
brátstvax
vocative бра́тство
brátstvo
бра́тства
brátstva

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