братец

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bràtьcь.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbratʲɪt͡s]
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Noun

бра́тец • (brátec) m anim (genitive бра́тца, nominative plural бра́тцы, genitive plural бра́тцев)

  1. (colloquial) brother, bro, old fellow, dear friend (friendly or condescendingly, also as a form of address)
    • 1906, Александр Куприн, Обида; English translation from Samuel Solomonovich Koteliansky and John Middleton Murry, transl., The Outrage, 1925:
      Сторож, принеси-ка мне, братец, лимонаду и рюмку английской горькой!
      Storož, prinesi-ka mne, bratec, limonadu i rjumku anglijskoj gorʹkoj!
      Porter, bring me a lemonade and a glass of English bitter, there's a good fellow.

Declension
Declension of бра́тец (anim masc-form ц-stem accent-a reduc) 
singular plural
nominative бра́тец
brátec		 бра́тцы
brátcy
genitive бра́тца
brátca		 бра́тцев
brátcev
dative бра́тцу
brátcu		 бра́тцам
brátcam
accusative бра́тца
brátca		 бра́тцев
brátcev
instrumental бра́тцем
brátcem		 бра́тцами
brátcami
prepositional бра́тце
brátce		 бра́тцах
brátcax
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