bratránek

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech bratránek. By surface analysis, bratran +‎ -ek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbratraːnɛk]

Noun

bratránek m anim (female equivalent sestřenka)

1. diminutive of bratranec (male first cousin)

   Synonyms: bratranec, bráchanec

2. (dialectal) male second cousin

   Synonym: vlastník

Declension

Declension of bratránek (velar masculine animate reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	bratránek	bratránci, bratránkové
genitive	bratránka	bratránků
dative	bratránkovi, bratránku	bratránkům
accusative	bratránka	bratránky
vocative	bratránku	bratránci, bratránkové
locative	bratránkovi, bratránku	bratráncích
instrumental	bratránkem	bratránky

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 sister-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”)	pastorče (“stepchild”)
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

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