Frater
See also: frater
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Occupational surname, from frater.
Proper noun edit
Frater (plural Fraters)
- A surname originating as an occupation.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Frater is the 35096th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 642 individuals. Frater is most common among White (51.4%) and Black/African American (44.7%) individuals.
Etymology 2 edit
From Latin frater (“brother”).
Proper noun edit
Frater (uncountable)
- Synonym of Lingua Sistemfrater
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Frater”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 600.
Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin frāter. Doublet of Bruder.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Frater m (strong, genitive Fraters, plural Fratres or Frater)
- (Roman Catholicism) brother (monk who is not a priest)
- Synonym: Laienmönch
- Antonym: Pater
Declension edit
Declension of Frater [masculine, strong]
Further reading edit
- “Frater” in Duden online