The formation is similar to ἄσχυ (áskhu), μῶλυ (môlu), μίσυ (mísu) and σῶρυ (sôru). The word has been compared to Akkadian 𒄑𒇷 (burāšum), Aramaic בְּרָתָא (bərāṯā) and Hebrew בְּרוֹשׁ (bərṓš), all meaning "cypress", suggesting a Semitic origin.
βρᾰ́θῠ • (bráthu) n (genitive βρᾰ́θῠος); third declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | τὸ βρᾰ́θῠ tò bráthu |
τὼ βρᾰ́θῠε tṑ bráthue |
τᾰ̀ βρᾰ́θῠᾰ tà bráthua | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ βρᾰ́θῠος toû bráthuos |
τοῖν βρᾰθῠ́οιν toîn brathúoin |
τῶν βρᾰθῠ́ων tôn brathúōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ βρᾰ́θῠῐ̈ tôi bráthuï |
τοῖν βρᾰθῠ́οιν toîn brathúoin |
τοῖς βρᾰ́θῠσῐ / βρᾰ́θῠσῐν toîs bráthusi(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸ βρᾰ́θῠ tò bráthu |
τὼ βρᾰ́θῠε tṑ bráthue |
τᾰ̀ βρᾰ́θῠᾰ tà bráthua | ||||||||||
| Vocative | βρᾰ́θῠ bráthu |
βρᾰ́θῠε bráthue |
βρᾰ́θῠᾰ bráthua | ||||||||||
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