frate

See also: fråte

English

Etymology

Italian frate. Doublet of friar.

Noun

frate (plural frati)

  1. A friar.

Anagrams

Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin frāter, frātrem. Compare Romanian frate.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈfra.te]

Noun

frate m

  1. brother

Declension
singular plural
gender m definite forms
Nom/Acc fratele fratslji
Gen/Dat a fratelui a fratslor

Italian

Etymology

From Latin frāter, from Proto-Italic *frātēr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfra.te/
  • Rhymes: -ate
  • Hyphenation: frà‧te

Noun

frate m (plural frati)

  1. monk, friar
  2. brother (appellative, poetic)

Synonyms

Descendants
  • → English: fra

See also

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin frāter.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfratɐ/

Noun

frate m

  1. brother

Romanian

Etymology

From earlier fratre (810-814 AD), from Latin frāter, either directly from the nominative form or through a Vulgar Latin derivative of the accusative frātrem (with loss of second -r from a form *fratre), from Proto-Italic *frātēr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Compare Aromanian frati.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈfra.te]
  • Audio(file)

Noun

frate m (plural frați)

  1. brother
  2. (colloquial) dude
    Frate, e bună!
    Dude, she's hot!

Declension
Declension of frate
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) frate fratele (niște) frați frații
genitive/dative (unui) frate fratelui (unor) frați fraților
vocative frate fraților

Derived terms
basic terms
compounds and phrases
placenames
surnames

See also
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.