hermandad

See also: Hermandad

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hermandad (brotherhood).

Noun

hermandad (plural hermandades)

  1. (historical) A military peacekeeping association in medieval Spain.

Dutch

Etymology

From Spanish hermandad.

Pronunciation

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Noun

hermandad f (uncountable)

  1. (Netherlands, colloquial) police
    • 2015 June 4, “Politieorkest zwaait Tjeerd de Walle uit in Feanwâlden”, in Friesch Dagblad:
      Vorig jaar op 1 januari nam hij afscheid van de hermandad. De 62-jarige muzikant mag nog tot zijn 65e zijn partijtje meeblazen in het politieorkest, maar kiest er nu toch voor om te stoppen.
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Usage notes

Typically used in a positive tone.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French hermandad or Spanish hermandad.

Noun

hermandad n (plural hermandade)

  1. hermandad

Declension

Declension of hermandad
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative hermandad hermandadul hermandade hermandadele
genitive-dative hermandad hermandadului hermandade hermandadelor
vocative hermandadule hermandadelor

References

  • hermandad in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eɾmanˈdad/ [eɾ.mãn̪ˈd̪að̞]
  • Rhymes: -ad
  • Syllabification: her‧man‧dad

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin germānitātem.

Noun

hermandad f (plural hermandades)

  1. brotherhood
    Synonym: fraternidad

Etymology 2

Verb

hermandad

  1. only used in os ... hermandad, syntactic variant of hermandaos, second-person plural imperative of hermandarse

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