frate

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See also: fråte

English

Etymology

Borrowed from 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

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)

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Related terms

Descendants

  • → English: fra

See also

Neapolitan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin frāter.

Pronunciation

Noun

frate m (plural frate)

  1. brother

References

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin fratre (810-814 AD or earlier), 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.

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Noun

frate m (plural frați)

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

Declension

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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

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placenames
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