братия

See also: братія

Russian

Alternative forms

• бра́тія (brátija)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic братиꙗ (bratija), Doublet of бра́тья (brátʹja). By surface analysis, брат (brat) +‎ ия (ija).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbratʲɪjə]

• Audio:

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Noun

бра́тия • (brátija) f inan (genitive бра́тии, uncountable)

1. (archaic, Christian usage) Alternative form of бра́тья (brátʹja)
2. community of monks

   монасты́рская бра́тия ― monastýrskaja brátija ― monastic community of monks

3. (colloquial) fraternity, brotherhood, society

   пи́шущая бра́тия ― píšuščaja brátija ― writing society

Declension

Declension of бра́тия (inan sg-only fem-form i-stem accent-a) 

	singular
nominative	бра́тия brátija
genitive	бра́тии brátii
dative	бра́тии brátii
accusative	бра́тию brátiju
instrumental	бра́тией, бра́тиею brátijej, brátijeju
prepositional	бра́тии brátii

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:братия.