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frățior
little brother /frəˈt͡sjor/
noun#3800 most common
Also: baby brother, kid brother, bro (affectionate, for a young boy)
Example sentences
Am un frățior mic.
I have a little brother.
Frățiorul meu se joacă în curte.
My little brother is playing in the yard.
Îi citesc o poveste frățiorului meu în fiecare seară.
I read a story to my little brother every evening.
Frățiorul ei s-a născut acum două luni și încă nu doarme toată noaptea.
Her little brother was born two months ago and still doesn't sleep through the night.
Deși are doar cinci ani, frățiorul meu insistă să mă ajute la teme, de parcă ar înțelege totul.
Although he is only five, my little brother insists on helping me with homework, as if he understood everything.
Privindu-l pe frățiorul meu adormit pe canapea, mi-am dat seama cât de repede trece copilăria.
Watching my little brother asleep on the couch, I realized how quickly childhood passes.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | frățior | frățiori |
| Genitive | frățior (frățiorului) | frățiori (frățiorilor) |
| Accusative | frățior | frățiori |
| Vocative | frățiorule | frățiorilor |
Word family
fratebrother
frățiebrotherhood
frățescfraternal
înfrățito bond as brothers, to fraternize
surioarălittle sister (parallel diminutive)Etymology
Frățior comes from frate (brother), which descends from Latin frater. Romanian adds the diminutive suffix -ior to form endearing terms, and this triggers two sound changes in the stem: the a becomes ă, and the t softens into ț before the following front vowel. The result is a warm, affectionate word for a young or beloved brother.
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