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αδελφότητα
brotherhood /a.ðel.ˈfo.ti.ta/
nounB2#2961 most common
Also: fraternity, fellowship, sisterhood
Example sentences
Η αδελφότητα είναι σημαντική για εμάς.
Brotherhood is important to us.
Οι φίλοι μου νιώθουν σαν αδελφότητα.
My friends feel like a brotherhood.
Η ομάδα μας έχει πνεύμα αδελφότητας.
Our team has a spirit of brotherhood.
Η αδελφότητα των μοναχών ζει στο μοναστήρι εδώ και αιώνες.
The brotherhood of monks has lived in the monastery for centuries.
Η αδελφότητα μεταξύ των στρατιωτών ενισχύθηκε μετά τη μάχη.
The brotherhood among the soldiers grew stronger after the battle.
Η έννοια της αδελφότητας διαπερνά τη χριστιανική διδασκαλία για την αγάπη προς τον πλησίον.
The concept of brotherhood runs through Christian teaching on love for one's neighbor.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η αδελφότητα | οι αδελφότητες |
| Genitive | της αδελφότητας | των αδελφοτήτων |
| Accusative | την αδελφότητα | τις αδελφότητες |
| Vocative | αδελφότητα | αδελφότητες |
Word family
Etymology
Αδελφότητα is built from αδελφός, the Greek word for brother, plus the abstract-noun suffix -ότητα, which corresponds to English -hood or -ity. Αδελφός itself is traditionally explained as α- (copulative, meaning together) joined to delphys, an old word for womb, so a brother is literally one from the same womb. The suffix -ότητα turns a quality or relation into an abstract noun, the same pattern seen in ταχύτητα (speed) or ελευθερότητα (freedom).
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