Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bratьcь

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-Slavic

Etymology

From *bràtъ +‎ *-ьcь.

Noun

*bràtьcь m

  1. diminutive of *bràtъ: (small) brother

Declension

According to the Dybo’s system, the form belongs to the accent type A and to the accent curve variant Aa.

Declension of *bràtьcь (soft o-stem, accent paradigm a)
singular dual plural
nominative *bràtьcь *bràtьca *bràtьci
genitive *bràtьca *bràtьcu *bràtьcь
dative *bràtьcu *bràtьcema *bràtьcēmъ
accusative *bràtьcь *bràtьca *bràtьcę̇
instrumental *bràtьcьmь, *bràtьcemь* *bràtьcema *bràtьcī
locative *bràtьci *bràtьcu *bràtьcīxъ
vocative *bràtьče *bràtьca *bràtьci

* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: бра́цец (brácjec)
    • Russian: бра́тец (brátec)
    • Ukrainian: бра́тець (brátecʹ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*bratьcь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 9
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