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Ukrainian
Etymology
Possibly borrowed from Polish braterstwo, as was брате́рський (bratérsʹkyj) from braterski. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *bratrьstvo. By surface analysis, брате́р(ський) (bratér(sʹkyj)) + -ство (-stvo). Doublet of бра́тство (brátstvo). Compare also Belarusian братэ́рства (bratérstva).
Pronunciation
Noun
брате́рство • (bratérstvo) n inan (genitive брате́рства, uncountable)
- brotherliness, brotherhood, fraternity (feeling of fraternal closeness)
- Synonym: бра́тство n (brátstvo)
- Свобо́да, рі́вність, брате́рство ― Svobóda, rívnistʹ, bratérstvo ― Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
Declension
Declension of брате́рство (inan sg-only hard neut-form accent-a)
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singular
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nominative
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брате́рство bratérstvo
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genitive
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брате́рства bratérstva
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dative
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брате́рству bratérstvu
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accusative
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брате́рство bratérstvo
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instrumental
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брате́рством bratérstvom
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locative
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брате́рстві bratérstvi
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vocative
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брате́рство bratérstvo
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Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “братерство”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2010), “братерство”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (а – бязь), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “братерство”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “братерство”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “братерство”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “братерство”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “братерство”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)