φρατρία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

Noun

φρᾱτρῐ́ᾱ • (phrātríā) f (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 (phrātriázō)
  • φρᾱτρῐᾰκός (phrātriakós)
  • φρᾱτρῐ́ᾰρχος (phrātríarkhos)
  • φρᾱτρῐᾰσμός (phrātriasmós)
  • φρᾱτρῐᾰστής (phrātriastḗs)

Descendants

  • Latin: phrātria

Further reading

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