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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bràtьcь.
Pronunciation
Noun
бра́тец • (brátec) m anim (genitive бра́тца, nominative plural бра́тцы, genitive plural бра́тцев)
- (colloquial) brother, bro, old fellow, dear friend (friendly or condescendingly, also as a form of address)
1906, Александр Куприн, Обида; English translation from Samuel Solomonovich Koteliansky and John Middleton Murry, transl., The Outrage, 1925:Сторож, принеси-ка мне, братец, лимонаду и рюмку английской горькой!- Storož, prinesi-ka mne, bratec, limonadu i rjumku anglijskoj gorʹkoj!
- Porter, bring me a lemonade and a glass of English bitter, there's a good fellow.
Declension