Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bratrъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

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, Proto-Germanic *brōþēr (Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐍉𐌸𐌰𐍂 ‎(brōþar), Old English brōþor, Old Norse bróðir), Welsh brawd, Tocharian A pracar, Tocharian B procer.

NounEdit

bratrъ, bratъ m

1. brother

DeclensionEdit

Declension of *bratrъ (hard o-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*bratrъ	*bratra	*bratri
Accusative	*bratrъ	*bratra	*bratry
Genitive	*bratra	*bratru	*bratrъ
Locative	*bratrě	*bratru	*bratrěxъ
Dative	*bratru	*bratroma	*bratromъ
Instrumental	*bratromь	*bratroma	*bratry
Vocative	*bratre	*bratra	*bratri

See alsoEdit

• *sěmьja: *mǫžь + *žena

— *strъjь, *teta; *ujь *bratrъ, *sestra *netьjь, *nestera or *neti —

*dědъ, ? *otъ or *otьcь + *mati You *synъ, *dъťi *vъnukъ, ?

— *tьstь / *svekrъ + *tьšča / *svekry *šurь / (*děverь + *ętry), *svьstь or *svěstь / *zъly *snъxa, *zętь —

• Reduplications: *tata, *mama, *dada, *teta, *nana, *nena, *dědъ, *baba
• Unsorted: *ova

Derived termsEdit

• *bratrьja

DescendantsEdit

• East Slavic:
  • Belarusian: брат ‎(brat)
  • Russian: брат ‎(brat)
  • Rusyn: брат ‎(brat)
  • Ukrainian: брат ‎(brat)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Cyrillic: братръ ‎(bratrŭ), братъ ‎(bratŭ)

    Glagolitic: ⰱⱃⰰⱅⱃⱏ ‎(bratrŭ)

  • Bulgarian: брат ‎(brat)
  • Macedonian: брат ‎(brat)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic: бра̏т

    Latin: brȁt

  • Slovene: brát
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: bratr
  • Kashubian: brat
  • Polabian: brot
  • Polish: brat
  • Slovak: brat
  • Sorbian:
    • Lower Sorbian: bratš
    • Upper Sorbian: bratr