бригада

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from French brigade, possibly via German Brigade or Russian бригада (brigada).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [briˈɡadɐ]

• Audio:

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Noun

брига́да • (brigáda) f

1. brigade (military unit)
2. group of workers (with an assigned task)

   Synonym: тлака (tlaka)

Declension

Declension of брига́да

	singular	plural
indefinite	брига́да brigáda	брига́ди brigádi
definite	брига́дата brigádata	брига́дите brigádite
vocative form	брига́до brigádo	брига́ди brigádi

Related terms

• бригадир (brigadir, “brigade commander”)

References

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

Kazakh

Alternative scripts

Arabic	بريگادا
Cyrillic	бригада
Latin	brigada
Yañalif	ʙrigada

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian брига́да (brigáda), from German Brigade.

Noun

бригада • (brigada)

1. (military) brigade

Declension

Declension of бригада

	singular	plural
nominative	бригада (brigada)	бригадалар (brigadalar)
genitive	бригаданың (brigadanyñ)	бригадалардың (brigadalardyñ)
dative	бригадаға (brigadağa)	бригадаларға (brigadalarğa)
accusative	бригаданы (brigadany)	бригадаларды (brigadalardy)
locative	бригадада (brigadada)	бригадаларда (brigadalarda)
ablative	бригададан (brigadadan)	бригадалардан (brigadalardan)
instrumental	бригадамен (brigadamen)	бригадалармен (brigadalarmen)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [briˈɡada]
• Hyphenation: бри‧га‧да

Noun

брига́да • (brigáda) f (plural брига́ди, relational adjective брига́ден)

1. (military) brigade
2. crew, team, gang (group of people employed to work together on a common task)

Declension

Declension of бригада

	singular	plural
indefinite	бригада (brigada)	бригади (brigadi)
definite unspecified	бригадата (brigadata)	бригадите (brigadite)
definite proximal	бригадава (brigadava)	бригадиве (brigadive)
definite distal	бригадана (brigadana)	бригадине (brigadine)
vocative	бригадо (brigado)	бригади (brigadi)

References

• “бригада” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Brigade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [brʲɪˈɡadə]

• Audio:

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Noun

брига́да • (brigáda) f inan (genitive брига́ды, nominative plural брига́ды, genitive plural брига́д, relational adjective брига́дный)

1. crew, team, gang (group of people employed to work together on a common task)

   Synonym: арте́ль (artélʹ)

2. (military) brigade
3. (criminal slang) gang, crew (group of criminals)

Declension

Declension of брига́да (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	брига́да brigáda	брига́ды brigády
genitive	брига́ды brigády	брига́д brigád
dative	брига́де brigáde	брига́дам brigádam
accusative	брига́ду brigádu	брига́ды brigády
instrumental	брига́дой, брига́дою brigádoj, brigádoju	брига́дами brigádami
prepositional	брига́де brigáde	брига́дах brigádax

Related terms

• авиабрига́да (aviabrigáda), бригади́р (brigadír), бригадирша (brigadirša), бригадирство (brigadirstvo)
• бригадирский (brigadirskij)
• бригадирить (brigadiritʹ)

Descendants

• → Armenian: բրիգադ (brigad)
• → Georgian: ბრიგადა (brigada)
• → Ingrian: brigada
• ⇒ Mongolian: ᠪᠷᠢᠭ᠋ᠠᠳ᠋ (briɣad), бригад (brigad)
• → Yakut: биригээдэ (birigeede)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from French brigade.

Noun

брига́да f (Latin spelling brigáda)

1. (military) brigade

   63. падобранска бригада Југославије храбро кроз непријатељску ватру напредује! — The 63rd Parachute Brigade of Yugoslavia advances through enemy fire undauntedly!

Declension

Declension of бригада

	singular	plural
nominative	бригада	бригаде
genitive	бригаде	бригади
dative	бригади	бригадама
accusative	бригаду	бригаде
vocative	бригадо	бригаде
locative	бригади	бригадама
instrumental	бригадом	бригадама

References

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

Ukrainian

Etymology

From French brigade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [breˈɦadɐ]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

брига́да • (bryháda) f inan (genitive брига́ди, nominative plural брига́ди, genitive plural брига́д)

1. (military) brigade
2. group of workers (with an assigned task)

Declension

Declension of брига́да
(inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	брига́да bryháda	брига́ди bryhády
genitive	брига́ди bryhády	брига́д bryhád
dative	брига́ді bryhádi	брига́дам bryhádam
accusative	брига́ду bryhádu	брига́ди bryhády
instrumental	брига́дою bryhádoju	брига́дами bryhádamy
locative	брига́ді bryhádi	брига́дах bryhádax
vocative	брига́до bryhádo	брига́ди bryhády

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “брига́да”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2010), “брига́да”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (а – бязь), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN