φρατρία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From φρᾱ́τηρ (phrā́tēr, clansman, kinsmen) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *bràtrьja.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

φρᾱτρῐ́ᾱ • (phrātrĭ́āf (genitive φρᾱτρῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. (in political sense) brotherhood
  2. (in Homer) tribe, clan
  3. political subdivision of the phyle
  4. (at Rome) curia
  5. (especially in bad sense) any league or association, conspiration

Inflection

Derived terms

  • φρᾱτρῐᾰ́ζω (phrātrĭắzō)
  • φρᾱτρῐᾰκός (phrātrĭăkós)
  • φρᾱτρῐ́ᾰρχος (phrātrĭ́ărkhos)
  • φρᾱτρῐᾰσμός (phrātrĭăsmós)
  • φρᾱτρῐᾰστής (phrātrĭăstḗs)

Descendants

  • Latin: phrātria

Further reading