братва

• IPA^(key): [brɐtˈva]

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братва́ • (bratvá) f inan (genitive братвы́, uncountable)

1. (criminal slang) brotherhood (referring to criminal gangs in Russia and other ex-USSR states, especially those involved in organized crime); Russian mafia
2. (colloquial, collectively) friends, pals

• брат (brat), бра́тание (brátanije), брата́нич (bratánič), брата́нична (bratánična), брата́нна (bratánna), бра́тия (brátija), бра́тина (brátina), братолю́б (bratoljúb), братолю́бец (bratoljúbec), братолю́бие (bratoljúbije), братоненави́стник (bratonenavístnik), братоуби́йство (bratoubíjstvo), братоуби́йца (bratoubíjca), бра́тство (brátstvo)

From брат (brat) +‎ -ва (-va).

• IPA^(key): [brɐtˈʋa]

братва́ • (bratvá) f inan (genitive братви́, uncountable)

(collective)

1. (criminal slang) brotherhood (referring to criminal gangs in Russia and other ex-USSR states, especially those involved in organized crime); mafia
2. (colloquial) friends, pals

   Synonym: братія (bratija) (ironically)

• брат (brat), бра́тія (brátija)

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “братва”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “братва”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN