побратим

Bulgarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [poˈbratim]

Noun

побра́тим • (pobrátim) m

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)

Declension

Declension of побра́тим

	singular	plural
indefinite	побра́тим pobrátim	побра́тими pobrátimi
definite (subject form)	побра́тимът pobrátimǎt	побра́тимите pobrátimite
definite (object form)	побра́тима pobrátima
count form	—	побра́тима pobrátima
vocative form	побра́тиме pobrátime	побра́тими pobrátimi

Coordinate terms

• посе́стрима f (poséstrima, “sworn sister”)

Derived terms

• побратимя́ се pf (pobratimjá se), побратимя́вам се impf (pobratimjávam se) (causative)

References

• “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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɔbratim]

Noun

побратим • (pobratim) m (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)

Declension

Declension of побратим

	singular	plural
indefinite	побратим (pobratim)	побратими (pobratimi)
definite unspecified	побратимот (pobratimot)	побратимите (pobratimite)
definite proximal	побратимов (pobratimov)	побратимиве (pobratimive)
definite distal	побратимон (pobratimon)	побратимине (pobratimine)
vocative	побратиме (pobratime)	побратими (pobratimi)
count form	—	побратима (pobratima)

Related terms

• се побратими (se pobratimi)
• се побратимува (se pobratimuva)
• побратимица f (pobratimica)
• побратимка f (pobratimka)
• побратимски (pobratimski)
• побратимство n (pobratimstvo)

See also

• брат m (brat)
• посестрима f (posestrima)

References

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

Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pəbrɐˈtʲim]

Noun

побрати́м • (pobratím) m anim (genitive побрати́ма, nominative plural побрати́мы, genitive plural побрати́мов)

1. blood brother

Declension

Declension of побрати́м (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	побрати́м pobratím	побрати́мы pobratímy
genitive	побрати́ма pobratíma	побрати́мов pobratímov
dative	побрати́му pobratímu	побрати́мам pobratímam
accusative	побрати́ма pobratíma	побрати́мов pobratímov
instrumental	побрати́мом pobratímom	побрати́мами pobratímami
prepositional	побрати́ме pobratíme	побрати́мах pobratímax

Related terms

• брататься (bratatʹsja)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

по̀братим m (Latin spelling pòbratim)

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

Declension

Declension of побратим

	singular	plural
nominative	побратим	побратими
genitive	побратима	побратима
dative	побратиму	побратимима
accusative	побратима	побратиме
vocative	побратиме	побратими
locative	побратиму	побратимима
instrumental	побратимом	побратимима

Further reading

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

Ukrainian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɔbrɐˈtɪm]

Noun

побрати́м • (pobratým) m pers (genitive побрати́ма, nominative plural побрати́ми, genitive plural побрати́мів, feminine по́сестра or посе́стра)

1. blood brother
2. brother-in-arms

Declension

Declension of побрати́м (pers hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	побрати́м pobratým	побрати́ми pobratýmy
genitive	побрати́ма pobratýma	побрати́мів pobratýmiv
dative	побрати́мові, побрати́му pobratýmovi, pobratýmu	побрати́мам pobratýmam
accusative	побрати́ма pobratýma	побрати́мів pobratýmiv
instrumental	побрати́мом pobratýmom	побрати́мами pobratýmamy
locative	побрати́мові, побрати́мі pobratýmovi, pobratými	побрати́мах pobratýmax
vocative	побрати́ме pobratýme	побрати́ми pobratýmy

Related terms

• брата́тися (bratátysja)

References

• Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “побрати́м”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “побрати́м”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “побрати́м”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN