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Lithuanian
Etymology
From brólis (“brother”) + žudýti (“to murder, to kill”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: brol‧žu‧dys
Noun
brolžudỹs m (plural brolžudiaĩ, feminine brolžudė̃) stress pattern 3a
- fratricide (person who commits fratricide)
- Hypernyms: žudìkas, žudýtojas
- Coordinate term: tėvažudỹs
Declension
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Further reading
- “brolžudys”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
- “brolžudys”, in Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of common Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, n.d.
- “brolžudys”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025