fraire

See also: Fraire

Occitan

Alternative forms

frair (Gascony)

Etymology

From Old Occitan fraire, from Latin frāter, frātrem (“brother”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈfrajre]
Audio (Languedocien) (file)

Noun

fraire m (plural fraires)

brother

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin frāter. Compare Old French frere.

Noun

fraire

brother

Descendants

Occitan: fraire, frair
→ Old Galician-Portuguese: freire, freira
- Portuguese: freire, frei, freira
- Galician: frei
→ Spanish: fraile, fray
→? Venetian: frar
- → Cimbrian: fraar

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “frater”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 3: D–F, page 763

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