frato

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin frater, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfrato]

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• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: fra‧to

Noun

frato (accusative singular fraton, plural fratoj, accusative plural fratojn)

1. brother
   • 1910, L. L. Zamenhof, Proverbaro Esperanta:

     Kiam fratoj batalas, fremdulo ne eniĝu.

     When brothers fight, an outsider shouldn't get involved.

   Hypernym: gefrato

   Coordinate term: fratino

Derived terms

• fraĉjo (“bro”, diminutive of brother)
• frateco (“brotherhood”)
• fratiĉo (“brother”)

 

Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto frato (“brother, sibling”), from Latin frater, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfrato/
• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: fra‧to

Noun

frato (plural frati)

1. sibling

Derived terms

• fratala, fratatra (“brotherly, fraternal”)
• fratino (“sister”)
• fratulo (“brother”)