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life is sacrifice
Dec 23, 2005 23:50
18 yrs ago
English term

brothers

Non-PRO Not for points English to Latin Art/Literary Linguistics
My brother and I are interested in getting a tatoo of the word "brothers", but have not found a definative source to pluralize the Latin word for brother, which we know to be "frater". Through deductive reasoning we believe the plural of brother to be "fratres". Twin brothers in latin is "fratres gemini", which is how we deduced that brothers is fratres.
Proposed translations (Latin)
4 +4 fratres

Proposed translations

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fratres

Have a look here: www.newadvent.org/cathen/11269b.htm
"Pray brethren - orate fratres!"
Peer comment(s):
agree Flavio Ferri-Benedetti
28 mins
Thank you Flavio!
agree Joseph Brazauskas : 'Fratres' is used of brothers (or, in the plural, of brothers and sisters) who may or may not be full-blooded. Full-blooded brothers are called 'germani', whence Spanish 'hermanos', etc.
5 hrs
Thanks Joseph
agree Zrinka Milas : ...and if they are half-blooded: "consanguinei" (from the same father, literally: common blood) and "uterini" (from the same mother, from the same uterus).
1 day 15 hrs
Thanks Zrinka
agree Valentini Mellas
2 days 18 hrs
Thank you :-)
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