hermandad
See also: Hermandad
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish hermandad (“brotherhood”).
Noun
hermandad (plural hermandades)
- (historical) A military peacekeeping association in medieval Spain.
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
hermandad f (uncountable)
- (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)
Declension
| 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)
- brotherhood
- Synonym: fraternidad
Related terms
Etymology 2
Verb
hermandad
- only used in os ... hermandad, syntactic variant of hermandaos, second-person plural imperative of hermandarse
Further reading
- “hermandad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024