bratus

Latin

Etymology

Through Ancient Greek βραθυ (brathu) from Akkadian [script needed] (burāšu). Further descendants of this Akkadian source are Hebrew ברוש‎ (bərōš, “cypress”), Aramaic ברותא‎ / Classical Syriac ܒܪܽܘܬܳܐ‎ (bərūṯā, “cypress”). From the Hebrew derive Arabic بِرْسِيم‎ (birsīm, “Egyptian clover”), Ge'ez ቢሮሽ (biroš), ቤሩሽ (beruš, “cypress”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbra.tus/, [ˈbra.tʊs]

Noun

bratus m (genitive bratī); second declension

  1. a tree similar to the cypress, presumably savin, Juniperus sabina

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative bratus bratī
genitive bratī bratōrum
dative bratō bratīs
accusative bratum bratōs
ablative bratō bratīs
vocative brate bratī

References

  • Klein, Ernest (1987) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎, Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 84
  • bratus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • bratus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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