братрьꙗ

братрьꙗ

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bratrьja, *bratьja, morphologically equivalent to братръ (bratrŭ) +‎ -ьꙗ (-ĭja)

Alternative forms

• ⰱⱃⰰⱅⱐⱑ (bratĭě) – Glagolitic
• ⰱⱃⰰⱅⱃⱐⱑ (bratrĭě) – Glagolitic
• братьꙗ (bratĭja)
• братриꙗ (bratrija)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɾ̪ɑːꜛ.t̪ɾ̪iː.jæː]

Noun

братрьꙗ • (bratrĭja) f

1. (collective, uncountable) brothers, brethren
   • from М Мт 19.29:

     ꙇ вьсѣкъ иже оставитъ братриѭ ли сестрꙑ. ли от҃ца ли матерь ... імене моего ради ... животъ вѣчънꙑ наслѣдитъ

     ꙇ vĭsěkŭ iže ostavitŭ bratrijǫ li sestry. li ot҃ca li materĭ ... imene moego radi ... životŭ věčŭny naslěditŭ

     and everyone who has left brothers or sisters. or father or mother ... because of my name ... eternal life will inherit

2. adherents
3. monastic brotherhood, fraternity

Declension

Declension of братрьꙗ

Case	Singular
Nominative	братрьꙗ, братриꙗ bratrĭja, bratrija
Accusative	братрьѭ, братриѭ bratrĭjǫ, bratrijǫ
Genitive	братрьѩ, братриѩ bratrĭję, bratriję
Locative	братрьи, братрии bratrĭi, bratrii
Dative	братрьи, братрии bratrĭi, bratrii
Instrumental	братрьѥмь, братриѥмь bratrĭjemĭ, bratrijemĭ
Vocative	братрьѥ, братриѥ bratrĭje, bratrije

References

“братриꙗ”, in GORAZD (in Czech, English, Russian), http://gorazd.org, 2016—2022

---