Bulgarian

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Etymology

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

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbratstvo]
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бра́тство (brátstvon

  1. brotherhood
  2. fraternity

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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).

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братство (bratstvon (relational adjective братски)

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

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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).

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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.

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

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бра̀тство n (Latin spelling bràtstvo)

  1. brotherhood
  2. fraternity

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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).

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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)

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