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frate
brother /ˈfra.te/
noun#216 most common
Also: bro (informal address, like "dude")
Example sentences
Ion are un frate.
Ion has a brother.
Fratele meu locuiește la Cluj.
My brother lives in Cluj.
Am doi frați și o soră.
I have two brothers and a sister.
Frate, nu-mi vine să cred ce s-a întâmplat!
Dude, I can't believe what happened!
Fratele meu mai mare m-a ajutat să repar mașina.
My older brother helped me fix the car.
Relația dintre frați poate deveni tensionată atunci când vine vorba de moștenire.
The relationship between brothers can become strained when it comes to inheritance.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | frate | frați |
| Genitive | fratelui | fraților |
| Accusative | frate | frați |
| Vocative | frate | fraților |
Word family
frățiorlittle brother, buddy (diminutive)
frățescbrotherly, fraternal
frățiebrotherhood
înfrățito unite as brothers, to twin (cities)
sorăsister (related family term, not same root)Etymology
Frate comes from the Latin frater, meaning brother. Romanian kept the word almost unchanged from spoken Latin, unlike most other Romance languages, which shifted the sound pattern over time. It descends from a very old Indo-European root for male sibling.
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