FromMiddle Belarusian братъ ( brat ) , fromOld East Slavic братъ ( bratŭ ) .
брат • (brat ) m pers genitive бра́та nominative plural браты́ genitive plural брато́ў female equivalent сястра́ relational adjective бра́цкі or братэ́рскі diminutive бра́цік
brother Declension ofбрат (pr hard masc-form accent-c )
1 Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
FromProto-Slavic *bratrъ *bratъ
брат • (brat ) m relational adjective бра́тов or бра́тски diminutive бра́тец or братле́ or брато́к or бра́тче
brother Declension of брат singular plural indefinite брат brat бра́тя бра́те 1 ,бра́кя 1 ,бра́йкя 1 ,бра́тия 2 brátja ,bráte 1 ,brákja 1 ,brájkja 1 ,brátija 2 definite бра́тът brátǎt бра́тята бра́тете 1 ,бра́кята 1 ,бра́йкята 1 ,бра́тията 2 brátjata ,brátete 1 ,brákjata 1 ,brájkjata 1 ,brátijata 2 definite бра́та bráta vocative form бра́те бра́тко bráte ,brátko бра́тя бра́те 1 ,бра́кя 1 ,бра́йкя 1 ,бра́тия 2 brátja ,bráte 1 ,brákja 1 ,brájkja 1 ,brátija 2
“брат Речник на българския език Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language 2014 “брат Речник на българския език Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language Chitanka ,2010 FromProto-Slavic *bratrъ *bratъ
IPA (key ) : [ˈbrat] Rhymes:-at Syllabification:брат брат • (brat ) m
brother declension of брат
singular plural nominativeномінатів ) брат бра́ты genitiveґенітів ) бра́та бра́тӱв dativeдатів ) бра́тови, бра́ту бра́тям, бра́тӱм accusativeакузатів ) бра́та бра́тӱв instrumentalінштрументал ) бра́том бра́тами locativeлокал ) бра́ту бра́тях vocativeвокатів ) бра́те бра́ты
Inherited fromProto-Slavic *bratrъ *bratъ
IPA (key ) : [brat] Hyphenation:брат брат • (brat ) m plural бра́ќа feminine се́стра relational adjective бра́тски diminutive бра́тче or ба́то or ба́те or ба́тко
brother Бра́т ми се пресели во Лондон.Brát mi se preseli vo London.Mybrother has moved to London. Те сакам,брате . ―Te sakam,brate . ―I love youbrother . ( slang ) bro ,mate ,pal ,dude ,buddy ,bud ,dawg (to address somebody, usually used by youngsters)Ка́ј си,бе ,брат ? ―Káj si, be,brat ? ―What's up,bro ? Шо́ има,брат ?Šó ima,brat ? ―What up,dawg ? Брат , ќе одиме на́ кафе или слабо?Brat , ḱe odime ná kafe ili slabo?Bro , we goin' for coffee or nah?Брат , мораш да го видиш ова.Brat , moraš da go vidiš ova.Dude , you have to see this.Не́, бе,брат . ―Né, be,brat . ―Nah,man/bro/mate/dude . ( colloquial ) When this word is used in the sense of "brother ", the vocative form is mostly "брате". When it's used in the sense of "mate ", "bro ", "pal ", or "buddy ", the vocative form is mostly "брату". However, in the second sense, the vocative form is not used. Among youngsters, the basic form "брат" is dominant (and quite popular, at that). “брат ” inДигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu Inherited fromOld Slovak brat Proto-Slavic *bratъ Polish Slovak brat Belarusian Carpathian Rusyn Russian , and Ukrainian брат ( brat ) .
брат (brat ) m pers diminutive брацик relational adjective братов
brother Coordinate term: шестра ( šestra ) мацеринбрат ―macerinbrat ―maternal uncle (literally, “mother'sbrother ”)мужовбрат ―mužovbrat ―brother -in-lawhusband'sbrother ”)Medʹeši, H. ;Fejsa, M. ; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010 ), “брат Ramač, Ju. , editor,Руско-сербски словнїк Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary Faculty of Philosophy Fejsa, M. ; Šlemender, M.; Čelʹovski, S. (2022 ), “brother ”, inАнґлийско-руски словнїк English-Rusyn Dictionary Faculty of Philosophy ; Ruska matka,→ISBN 44 Inherited fromOld East Slavic братъ ( bratŭ ) , fromProto-Slavic *bratrъ *bratъ
Cognates includeSanskrit भ्रातृ ( bhrātṛ ) ,Latin frāter English brother English pal
брат • (brat ) m anim genitive бра́та nominative plural бра́тья * genitive plural бра́тьев * relational adjective бра́тский possessive adjective бра́тов diminutive бра́тик or бра́тец or брато́к or брати́шка augmentative брата́н or брату́ха ( * The soft ending of the plural was originally used for femininecollective nouns , and the meaning ofбратья then wasbrotherhood . )
brother родно́й брат rodnójbrat ―brother (sibling ) двою́родныйбрат dvojúrodnyjbrat ―cousin ,first cousin трою́родныйбрат trojúrodnyjbrat ―second cousin единокро́вныйбрат jedinokróvnyjbrat ―paternal half brother единоутро́бныйбрат jedinoutróbnyjbrat ―maternal half brother сво́дныйбрат svódnyjbrat ―stepbrother 1883 Антон Чехов Anton Chekhov Радость Constance Garnett , transl.,Joy 1921 :Сестра́ спры́гнула с посте́ли и, наки́нув на себя́ одея́ло, подошла́ кбра́ту . Sestrá sprýgnula s postéli i, nakínuv na sebjá odejálo, podošlá kbrátu . His sister jumped out of bed and, throwing a quilt round her, went in to herbrother . oldboy ,pal kind ,sort △ Irregular.* The soft ending of the plural was originally used for femininecollective nouns , and the meaning ofбратья then wasbrotherhood .
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Phrases Borrowed Related via Proto-Indo-European*bʰréh₂tēr
→ Armenian:բրատ ( brat ) ( slang ) → Azerbaijani:brat ( slang ) → Georgian:ბრატ ( braṭ ) ( slang ) → Yakut:быраат ( bïraat ) Vasmer, Max (1964–1973 ), “брат Oleg Trubachyov , transl.,Этимологический словарь русского языка Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language Inherited fromProto-Slavic *bratrъ *bratъ
бра̏т m anim Latin spelling brȁt relational adjective бра̀тскӣ diminutive бра̏тић
brother ( colloquial , chiefly in the vocative) mate ,pal ,buddy There is no plural form for this noun. Instead, the collective termбра̏ћа
“брат Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal 2006–2025 FromProto-Slavic *bratrъ *bratъ
брат • (brat ) m pers genitive бра́та nominative plural брати́ genitive plural браті́в relational adjective бра́тній or бра́тський or брате́рський diminutive бра́тик or бра́тець or брату́нь
brother ( biological sibling ) brother ( member of the Christianbrotherhood ) pal ,mate Bilodid, I. K. , editor (1970–1980 ), “брат Словник української мови: в 11 т. Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols Naukova Dumka Shyrokov, V. A. , editor (2010–2025 ), “брат Словник української мови: у 20 т. Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols (а – п'ять) , Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund,→ISBN Melnychuk, O. S. , editor (1982–2012 ), “брат Етимологічний словник української мови Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language ( , Kyiv: Naukova Dumka,page246 “брат ”, inГорох – Словозміна Horokh – Inflection ] (in Ukrainian) 
