frate

See also: fråte

English

Etymology

Italian frate. Doublet of friar.

Noun

frate (plural frati)

A friar.

Anagrams

after, after-, aftre, freat, freta, rafte, trafe

Aromanian

Alternative forms

frati

Etymology

From Latin frāter, frātrem. Compare Romanian frate.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈfra.te]

Noun

frate m

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)

monk, friar
brother (appellative, poetic)

Synonyms

monaco

Related terms

fra
fratacchione
fratello
fratesco
fraticello
fratina
fratino

Descendants

→ English: fra

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin frāter.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfratɐ/

Noun

frate m

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)

brother
(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

confrate
frățâne
fratern
frățesc
frățește
frățică
frăție
frățior
înfrăți

compounds and phrases

frate de cruce
frate de lapte
frate de sânge
frate vitreg

placenames

Frătești
Frățila
Frățilești

surnames

Frate
Frăteanu
Frățilă
Frătiță
Șaptefrați

Related terms

fârtat