bratranec

Czech

Etymology

From Old Czech bratran.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbratranɛt͡s]

• Audio:

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Noun

bratranec m anim (diminutive bratraneček)

1. cousin, male first cousin (son of a person's uncle or aunt)

   Synonyms: bratránek, bráchanec

Declension

Declension of bratranec (soft masculine animate reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	bratranec	bratranci
genitive	bratrance	bratranců
dative	bratrancovi, bratranci	bratrancům
accusative	bratrance	bratrance
vocative	bratranče	bratranci
locative	bratrancovi, bratranci	bratrancích
instrumental	bratrancem	bratranci

Coordinate terms

Czech family terms

rodina (“family”)		Male	Female	Neutral
parent		otec (“father”) nursery: táta	matka (“mother”) nursery: máma	rodič (“parent”)
grandparent	paternal	dědeček (“paternal grandfather”) nursery: děda	babička (“paternal grandmother”) nursery: bába	prarodič (“grandparent”)
	maternal1	stařeček (“maternal grandfather”)	stařenka (“maternal grandmother”)
sibling		bratr (“brother”)	sestra (“sister”)	sourozenec (“sibling”)
cousin		bratranec (“male cousin”)	sestřenice (“female cousin”)	–
second cousin		vlastník, bratránek (“male second cousin”)	vlastnice, sestřenka (“female second cousin”)	–
child		syn (“son”)	dcera (“daughter”)	dítě (“child”)
grandchild		vnuk (“grandson”)	vnučka (“granddaughter”)	vnouče (“grandchild”)
parent's sibling	paternal	strýc (“paternal uncle”)	strýna (“paternal aunt”)2	–
	maternal	ujec (“maternal uncle”)2	teta (“maternal aunt”)	–
sibling's child		synovec (“nephew”)	neteř (“niece”)	–
spouse		manžel (“husband”)	manželka (“wife”)	choť (“spouse”)
spouse's parent		tchán (“father-in-law”)	tchyně (“mother-in-law”)	–
child's spouse		zeť (“son-in-law”)	snacha (“daughter-in-law”)	–
child's spouse's parent		svat (“co-father-in-law”)	svatka (“co-mother-in-law”)	–
sibling's spouse		švagr (“sibilar brother-in-law”)	švagrová (“sibilar ister-in-law”)	–
spouse's sibling3	marital	deveř (“marital brother-in-law”)	zelva (“marital sister-in-law”)	–
	uxorial	šír (“uxorial brother-in-law”)	svěst (“uxorial sister-in-law”)	–
stepparent		otčím (“stepfather”)	macecha (“stepmother”)	–
stepchild		pastorek (“stepson”)	pastorkyně (“stepdaughter”)	–
more distant: pra- (“grand- / once removed”) through a more distant ancestor: z druhého kolena (“second”) only through one parent: poloviční (“half-”) not blood relative: nevlastní (“step-”)

¹ Literary (the usual terms today are dědeček and babička).
² Literary (the usual terms today are strýc and teta).
³ Obsolete (replaced by švagr and švagrová).

Further reading

• “bratranec”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “bratranec”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “bratranec”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Slovak

Alternative forms

• bratanec

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bratraɲet͡s/, [ˈbratraɲet͡s]
• Rhymes: -aɲet͡s
• Hyphenation: brat‧ra‧nec

Noun

bratranec m pers (female equivalent sesternica, diminutive bratranček)

1. cousin

Declension

Declension of bratranec
(pattern chlap)

	singular	plural
nominative	bratranec	bratranci
genitive	bratranca	bratrancov
dative	bratrancovi	bratrancom
accusative	bratranca	bratrancov
locative	bratrancovi	bratrancoch
instrumental	bratrancom	bratrancami

Further reading

• “bratranec”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bràːtranət͡s/, /bratráːnət͡s/

• Audio:

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Noun

brátranəc or bratrȃnəc m anim

1. cousin (son of a person’s uncle or aunt)

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine anim., soft o-stem
nom. sing.	brátranec
gen. sing.	brátranca
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	brátranec	brátranca	brátranci
genitive (rodȋlnik)	brátranca	brátrancev	brátrancev
dative (dajȃlnik)	brátrancu	brátrancema	brátrancem
accusative (tožȋlnik)	brátranca	brátranca	brátrance
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	brátrancu	brátrancih	brátrancih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	brátrancem	brátrancema	brátranci

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine anim., soft o-stem
nom. sing.	bratránec
gen. sing.	bratránca
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	bratránec	bratránca	bratránci
genitive (rodȋlnik)	bratránca	bratráncev	bratráncev
dative (dajȃlnik)	bratráncu	bratráncema	bratráncem
accusative (tožȋlnik)	bratránca	bratránca	bratránce
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	bratráncu	bratráncih	bratráncih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	bratráncem	bratráncema	bratránci

Further reading

• “bratranec”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “bratranec”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references