братъ

See also: брать

Old Church Slavonic

Noun

братъ • (bratŭm

  1. alternative form of братръ (bratrŭ)
    • се, брате, бѣ соупроуга бѧховѣ, ѥдиноу браздоу тѧжаща.
      se, brate, bě supruga bęxově, jedinu brazdu tęžašta.
      Behold, brother, the two of us have been yokemates, plowing the same furrow.

Declension

Declension of братъ (o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative братъ
bratŭ
брата
brata
брати
brati
genitive брата
brata
братоу
bratu
братъ
bratŭ
dative братоу, братови
bratu, bratovi
братома
bratoma
братомъ
bratomŭ
accusative братъ, брата
bratŭ, brata
брата
brata
братꙑ
braty
instrumental братомъ
bratomŭ
братома
bratoma
братꙑ
braty
locative братѣ
bratě
братоу
bratu
братѣхъ
bratěxŭ
vocative брате
brate
брата
brata
брати
brati

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bràtъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *brā́ˀtē, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɑtʊ//ˈbratʊ//ˈbrat/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈbrɑtʊ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈbratʊ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈbrat/

  • Hyphenation: бра‧тъ

Noun

братъ (bratŭm

  1. brother

Declension

Declension of братъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative братъ
bratŭ
брата
brata
брати
brati
genitive брата
brata
брату
bratu
братъ
bratŭ
dative брату
bratu
братома
bratoma
братомъ
bratomŭ
accusative братъ
bratŭ
брата
brata
братꙑ
braty
instrumental братъмь
bratŭmĭ
братома
bratoma
братꙑ
braty
locative братѣ
bratě
брату
bratu
братѣхъ
bratěxŭ
vocative брате
brate
брата
brata
брати
brati

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Ruthenian: братъ (brat)
  • Russian: брат (brat) (see there for further descendants)

References

  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “братъ”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎[1] (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 172

Russian

Noun

братъ • (bratm anim (genitive бра́та, nominative plural бра́тья, genitive plural бра́тьевъ)

  1. Pre-1918 spelling of брат (brat).

Declension