fraire
See also: Fraire
Occitan
Alternative forms
- frair (Gascony)
Etymology
From Old Occitan fraire, from Latin frāter, frātrem (“brother”).
Pronunciation
Noun
fraire m (plural fraires)
Old Occitan
Etymology
From Latin frāter. Compare Old French frere.
Noun
fraire
Descendants
- Occitan: fraire, frair
- → Old Galician-Portuguese: freire, freira
- → Spanish: fraile, fray
- →? Venetan: frar
- → Cimbrian: fraar
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “frater”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 3: D–F, page 763