hermana

hermana f (plural hermanes)

1. sister, female equivalent of hermanu

• IPA^(key): /eɾˈmana/ [eɾˈma.na]

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• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: her‧ma‧na

hermana f (plural hermanas, masculine hermano, masculine plural hermanos)

1. female equivalent of hermano (“sister”)

The noun hermano is like most Spanish nouns with a human referent. The masculine forms are used when the referent is known to be male, a group of males, a group of mixed or unknown gender, or an individual of unknown or unspecified gender. The feminine forms are used if the referent is known to be female or a group of females.

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hermana

1. inflection of hermanar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “hermano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014