братец

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bràtьcь.

• IPA^(key): [ˈbratʲɪt͡s]

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бра́тец • (brátec) m anim (genitive бра́тца, nominative plural бра́тцы, genitive plural бра́тцев)

1. (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.