братерство

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): [brɐˈtɛrstwɔ]
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Noun

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брате́рство (bratérstvon inan (genitive брате́рства, uncountable)

  1. brotherliness, brotherhood, fraternity (feeling of fraternal closeness)
    Synonym: бра́тство n (brátstvo)
    Свобо́да, рі́вність, брате́рствоSvobóda, rívnistʹ, bratérstvoLiberty, Equality, Fraternity

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Further reading

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