fratria
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Italian
Noun
fratria f (plural fratrie)
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈfraː.tri.a/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfra.tri.a/,
Etymology 1
From frāter (“brother”) + -ia.
Noun
frātria f (genitive frātriae); first declension
- sister-in-law (brother's wife)
- Synonym: uxor frātris
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | frātria | frātriae |
| Genitive | frātriae | frātriārum |
| Dative | frātriae | frātriīs |
| Accusative | frātriam | frātriās |
| Ablative | frātriā | frātriīs |
| Vocative | frātria | frātriae |
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Ancient Greek φρᾱτρῐ́ᾱ (phrātríā).
Noun
frātria f (genitive frātriae); first declension
- (Ancient Greece) phratry, subdivision of a phyle
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | frātria | frātriae |
| Genitive | frātriae | frātriārum |
| Dative | frātriae | frātriīs |
| Accusative | frātriam | frātriās |
| Ablative | frātriā | frātriīs |
| Vocative | frātria | frātriae |
Further reading
- “fratria”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- fratria in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φρᾱτρῐ́ᾱ (phrātríā).
Pronunciation
Noun
fratria f
- (Ancient Greece, historical) phratry (clan or kinship group consisting of a number of families claiming descent from a common ancestor and having certain collective functions and responsibilities)
Declension
Declension of fratria
Further reading
- fratria in Polish dictionaries at PWN