брат

• brat — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

From Middle Belarusian братъ (brat), from Old East Slavic братъ (bratŭ).

• IPA^(key): [brat]

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брат • (brat) m pers (genitive бра́та, nominative plural браты́, genitive plural брато́ў, female equivalent сястра́, relational adjective бра́цкі or братэ́рскі, diminutive бра́цік)

1. brother

• бра́цкі (brácki), братэ́рскі (bratérski)
• бра́цтва (bráctva), братэ́рства (bratérstva)
• стрые́чны брат (stryjéčny brat)

From Proto-Slavic *bratrъ, *bratъ.

• IPA^(key): [brat]

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• Rhymes: -at
• Hyphenation^(key): брат

брат • (brat) m (relational adjective бра́тов or бра́тски, diminutive бра́тец or братле́ or брато́к or бра́тче)

1. brother

• “брат”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “брат”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

From Proto-Slavic *bratrъ, *bratъ.

• IPA^(key): [ˈbrat]
• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: брат

брат • (brat) m

1. brother

• Kercha, Ihor (2012) Словник русько-русинськый: у 2 т. [Russian-Rusyn Dictionary: in 2 vols] (overall work in Russian and Carpathian Rusyn), Uzhhorod: PoliPrint

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bratrъ, *bratъ.

• IPA^(key): [brat]

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• Hyphenation: брат

брат • (brat) m (plural бра́ќа, feminine се́стра, relational adjective бра́тски, diminutive бра́тче or ба́то or ба́те or ба́тко)

1. brother

   Бра́т ми се пресели во Лондон. ― Brát mi se preseli vo London. ― My brother has moved to London.

   Те сакам, брате. ― Te sakam, brate. ― I love you brother.

2. (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.

3. (colloquial) Used to designate someone resembling the person in question, especially in character (hyperbolically suggesting that he could therefore be that person's brother).

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

Inherited from Old Slovak brat, from Proto-Slavic *bratъ. Cognates include Polish and Slovak brat and Belarusian, Carpathian Rusyn, Russian, and Ukrainian брат (brat).

• IPA^(key): [ˈbrat]
• Rhymes: -at
• Hyphenation: брат

брат (brat) m pers (diminutive брацик, related adjective братов)

1. brother

   Coordinate term: шестра (šestra)

   мацерин брат ― macerin brat ― maternal uncle (literally, “mother's brother”)

   мужов брат ― mužov brat ― brother-in-law (literally, “husband's brother”)

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “брат”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “brother”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 44

• братъ (brat) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Inherited from Old East Slavic братъ (bratŭ), from Proto-Slavic *bratrъ, *bratъ.

Cognates include Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ), Latin frater, English brother and English pal.

• IPA^(key): [brat]

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• Rhymes: -at

брат • (brat) m anim (genitive бра́та, nominative plural бра́тья^*, genitive plural бра́тьев^*, relational adjective бра́тский, diminutive бра́тик or бра́тец or брато́к or брати́шка) (* The soft ending of the plural was originally used for feminine collective nouns, and the meaning of братья then was brotherhood.)

1. brother

   родно́й брат ― rodnój brat ― brother (sibling)

   двою́родный брат ― dvojúrodnyj brat ― cousin, first cousin

   трою́родный брат ― trojúrodnyj brat ― second cousin

   единокро́вный брат ― jedinokróvnyj brat ― paternal half brother

   единоутро́бный брат ― jedinoutróbnyj brat ― maternal half brother

   сво́дный брат ― svódnyj brat ― stepbrother

   • 1883, Антон Чехов [Anton Chekhov], Радость; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., Joy, 1921:

     Сестра́ спры́гнула с посте́ли и, наки́нув на себя́ одея́ло, подошла́ к бра́ту.

     Sestrá sprýgnula s postéli i, nakínuv na sebjá odejálo, podošlá k brátu.

     His sister jumped out of bed and, throwing a quilt round her, went in to her brother.

2. old boy, pal
3. kind, sort

• бра́тов (brátov)
• братва́ (bratvá), брата́н (bratán)
• бра́тский (brátskij)
• собра́т (sobrát)

• → Armenian: բրատ (brat) (slang)
• → Azerbaijani: brat (slang)
• → Georgian: ბრატ (braṭ) (slang)
• → Yakut: быраат (bıraat)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bratrъ, *bratъ

• IPA^(key): /brât/

бра̏т m anim (Latin spelling brȁt, relational adjective бра̀тскӣ, diminutive бра̏тић)

1. brother
2. (colloquial, chiefly in the vocative) mate, pal, buddy

There is no plural form for this noun. Instead, the collective term бра̏ћа is used for plural meanings.

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

From Proto-Slavic *bratrъ, *bratъ.

• IPA^(key): [brat]

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• Rhymes: -at
• Hyphenation: брат

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)

1. brother (biological sibling)
2. brother (member of the Christian brotherhood)
3. pal, mate

• бра́ття (bráttja)

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “брат”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “брат”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “брат”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “брат”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)