Proto-SlavicEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *brāˀtē, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.
Balto-Slavic cognates include Latvian brālis, Lithuanian brolis and Old Prussian brāti.
Other Indo-European cognates include Latin frater, Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ), Ancient Greek φράτηρ (phrátēr), Persian برادر (barâdar, berâdar), Proto-Germanic *brōþēr (Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐍉𐌸𐌰𐍂 (brōþar), Old English brōþor, Old Norse bróðir), Welsh brawd, Tocharian A pracar, Tocharian B procer.
NounEdit
*bràtrъ or *bràtъ m
DeclensionEdit
*bràtrъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm a)
Singular | Dual | Plural | |
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Nominative | *bràtrъ | *bratra | *bràtri |
Accusative | *bràtrъ | *bratra | *bràtry |
Genitive | *bràtra | *bratru | *bràtrъ |
Locative | *bràtrě | *bratru | *bràtrě̄xъ |
Dative | *bràtru | *bratroma | *bràtromъ |
Instrumental | *bràtrъmь, *bràtromь* | *bratroma | *bràtrȳ |
Vocative | *bratre | *bratra | *bràtri |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
See alsoEdit
- Nursery words: *tata, *mama, *dada, *teta, *nana, *nena, *dědъ, *baba, *lola, *lelja
- Unsorted: *ova (“grandmother”), *sěmьja
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic: