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 (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

1. brother

DeclensionEdit

*bràtrъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm a)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
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

• Parents: *otъ/*otьcь + *mati
  • of wife: *tьstь + *tьšča
  • of husband: *svekrъ + *svekry

• Siblings: *bratrъ, *sestra
  • of wife: *šurь, *svěstь/*svьstь
  • of husband: *děverь, *zъly
  • of father: *strъjь, ?
  • of mother: *ujь, ?

• Spouse: *žena, *mǫžь
  • of child: *snъxa, *zętь
  • of husband's brother: *ętry

• Children: *synъ, *dъťi
  • of child: *vъnukъ, ?
  • of sibling: *netьjь, *neti/*nestera

• Nursery words: *tata, *mama, *dada, *teta, *nana, *nena, *dědъ, *baba, *lola, *lelja
• Unsorted: *ova (“grandmother”), *sěmьja

Derived termsEdit

• *bràtrьja, *bràtьja

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: brȁt (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: bratr
  • Kashubian: brat
  • Polabian: brot
  • Polish: brat
  • Slovak: brat
  • Sorbian:
    • Lower Sorbian: bratš
    • Upper Sorbian: bratr