Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/brā́ˀtē

This Proto-Balto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Balto-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Noun

*brā́ˀtē m

1. brother

Inflection

Fixed accent.

Declension of *brā́ˀtē (r-stem)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*brā́ˀtē	*brā́ˀtere	*brā́ˀteres
Accusative	*brā́ˀterin	*brā́ˀtere	*brā́ˀterins
Genitive	*brā́ˀteres	*brā́ˀterauš	*brā́ˀterōn
Locative	*brā́ˀtere	*brā́ˀterauš	*brā́ˀteršu
Dative	*brā́ˀterei	*brā́ˀtermāˀ	*brā́ˀtermas
Instrumental	*brā́ˀtermi	*brā́ˀtermāˀ	*brā́ˀtermīš
Vocative	*brā́ˀte	*brā́ˀtere	*brā́ˀteres

Derived terms

• *brā́ˀtiškas

Descendants

• East Baltic:
  • Latgalian: bruoļs
  • Latvian: brãlis
  • Latvian: brāls (kursenieki)
  • Lithuanian: brólis
• West Baltic:
  • Old Prussian: brāti
• Proto-Slavic: *bràtrъ, *bràtъ (see there for further descendants)