Parts of speech
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брат, gen. брата - brother |
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братик, братусь - dear / little brother (diminutive) братство - brotherhood, fraternity (usually referring to an organisation) братерство - brotherhood, fraternity браття |
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братів, братова, братове - brother's, relating or pertaining to a brother братерський - brotherly, fraternal братній - brotherly, fraternal братський - brotherly, fraternal, also common (as in братські могили, common graves) |
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Verbs |
брататися - to set up brotherly relations (with), fraternise |
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Additional information
1. the usual way to say cousin or first cousin is двоюрідний брат (literally, brother at two removes); the word кузен does exist, but is now rarely used.
2. брат is sometimes used loosely to mean cousin; to emphasise that it's a brother being mentioned, rather than a cousin, the phrase рідний брат (own brother) might be used.
3. second cousins follow the above pattern - троюрідний брат
4. the same system works for двоюрідна сестра - literally, twice-removed sister.
5. a word etymologically related to брат exists in many languages:
brother
(English), bruder (German), frater (Latin), frè
Related words
братова - brother's wife, sister-in-law
братан, братанець - nephew (brother's son); see племінник
братаниця - niece (brother's daughter); see племінниця
братки - pansies (flowers)