Frater
See also: frater
English
editEtymology 1
editOccupational surname, from frater.
Proper noun
editFrater (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
editFrom Latin frater (“brother”).
Proper noun
editFrater (uncountable)
- Synonym of Lingua Sistemfrater
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Frater”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 600.
Anagrams
editGerman
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Latin frāter. Doublet of Bruder.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editFrater m (strong, genitive Fraters, plural Fratres or Frater)
- (Roman Catholicism) brother (monk who is not a priest)
- Synonym: Laienmönch
- Antonym: Pater
Declension
editDeclension of Frater [masculine, strong]
Further reading
edit- “Frater” in Duden online
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