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братец

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bràtьcь.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbratʲɪt͡s]
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Noun

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бра́тец (brátecm 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.

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