братъ
See also: брать
Old Church Slavonic
Noun
братъ • (bratŭ) m
- 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 (hard o-stem)
Case | Singular | Dual | Plural |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | братъ bratŭ | брата brata | брати brati |
Accusative | братъ, брата bratŭ, brata | брата brata | братꙑ braty |
Genitive | брата brata | братоу bratu | братъ bratŭ |
Locative | братѣ bratě | братоу bratu | братѣхъ bratěxŭ |
Dative | братоу, братови bratu, bratovi | братома bratoma | братомъ bratomŭ |
Instrumental | братомь bratomĭ | братома bratoma | братꙑ braty |
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
- (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈbrɑtʊ/
- (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈbratʊ/
- (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈbrat/
- Hyphenation: бра‧тъ
Noun
братъ (bratŭ) m
- 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
- братиꙗ (bratija)
Descendants
- Old Ruthenian: братъ (brat)
- Belarusian: брат (brat)
- Rusyn: брат (brat)
- Ukrainian: брат (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] (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 • (brat) m anim (genitive бра́та, nominative plural бра́тья, genitive plural бра́тьевъ)
- Pre-1918 spelling of брат (brat).
Declension
Pre-reform declension of братъ (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a irreg)
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | бра́тъ brát | бра́тья△ brátʹja△ |
genitive | бра́та bráta | бра́тьевъ△ brátʹjev△ |
dative | бра́ту brátu | бра́тьямъ△ brátʹjam△ |
accusative | бра́та bráta | бра́тьевъ△ brátʹjev△ |
instrumental | бра́томъ brátom | бра́тьями△ brátʹjami△ |
prepositional | бра́тѣ brátě | бра́тьяхъ△ brátʹjax△ |
vocative | бра́те bráte |
△ Irregular.