братство

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bratrьstvo. Equivalent to брат (brat, brother) + -ство (-stvo, -hood).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbratstvo]
  • (file)

Noun

бра́тство • (brátstvo) n

  1. brotherhood
  2. fraternity

Declension

References

  • братство”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • братство”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bratrьstvo. Equivalent to брат (brat, brother) + -ство (-stvo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbratstvɔ]
  • (file)

Noun

братство • (bratstvo) n (relational adjective братски)

  1. brotherhood
  2. fraternity
  3. (Christianity) monastic fraternity

Declension

See also

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bratrьstvo. By surface analysis, брат (brat, brother) + -ство (-stvo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbrat͡stvə]
  • (file)

Noun

бра́тство • (brátstvo) n inan (genitive бра́тства, nominative plural бра́тства, genitive plural братств)

  1. brotherhood, fraternity

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bratrьstvo. Equivalent to бра̏т + -ство.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brǎtstʋo/
  • Hyphenation: брат‧ство

Noun

бра̀тство n (Latin spelling bràtstvo)

  1. brotherhood
  2. fraternity

Declension

References

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bratrьstvo. By surface analysis, брат (brat, brother) + -ство (-stvo). Doublet of брате́рство (bratérstvo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbrat͡stwɔ]

Noun

бра́тство • (brátstvo) n inan (genitive бра́тства, nominative plural бра́тства, genitive plural братств)

  1. (countable) brotherhood, fraternity, brethren (an association of people)
  2. (uncountable, figuratively) brotherliness, brotherhood, fraternity (feeling of fraternal closeness)
    Synonym: брате́рство n (bratérstvo)

Declension

Further reading

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