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побратим

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pobratimъ. Sychronically, substantivized from побратя (pobratja, to become brothers) +‎ -им (-im)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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побра́тим (pobrátimm

  1. member of a brotherhood
  2. close male friend, sworn bother
  3. (dated) close male relative who accompanies the bride to the alter during wedding (in cases when the father of the bride is not present)

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Derived terms

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References

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

Macedonian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pobratimъ, from *pobratiti.

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Noun

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побратим (pobratimm (plural побратими, feminine посестрима, relational adjective побратимски)

  1. blood brother
  2. close friend
  3. best man, groomsman (close friend of the bridegroom at the wedding)

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See also

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References

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  • побратим” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pobratimъ, from *pobratiti.

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Noun

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побрати́м (pobratímm anim (genitive побрати́ма, nominative plural побрати́мы, genitive plural побрати́мов)

  1. blood brother

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pobratimъ, from *pobratiti.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pǒbratim/
  • Hyphenation: по‧бра‧тим

Noun

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по̀братим m (Latin spelling pòbratim)

  1. blood brother
  2. brother by a certain act (common drinking etc.) or by origin

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Further reading

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  • побратим”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pobratimъ, from *pobratiti.

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Noun

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побрати́м (pobratýmm pers (genitive побрати́ма, nominative plural побрати́ми, genitive plural побрати́мів, feminine по́сестра or посе́стра)

  1. blood brother
  2. brother-in-arms

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