ermana

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Alternative forms

• hermana

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hermana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔeɾˈmana/, [ʔeɾˈma.n̪a]
• Hyphenation: er‧ma‧na

Noun

ermána (masculine ermano, Basahan spelling ᜁᜍ᜔ᜋᜈ)

1. sister (female sibling)

   Synonym: tugang

See also

• manang
• manay

 

Ladino

Etymology

From Old Spanish ermana, from Latin germāna. Compare Spanish hermana.

Noun

ermana f (Latin spelling, plural ermanas)

1. sister

   Coordinate term: (gender) ermano

Old Spanish

Etymology

Feminine form of ermano (“brother”), or from Latin germāna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɾˈmana/

Noun

ermana f (plural ermanas, masculine singular ermano, masculine plural ermanos)

1. sister
   • c. 1200, Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 23v. a.

     emurio alli mariã el ermana de aron q̃ nõ auiã q̃ comer nĩ q̃ beuer

     and there died Miriam, the sister of Aaron, who had nothing to eat or to drink

   • Idem, f. 80v. b.

     alli eran maria & marta ermanas delazaro el q̃ ressucito ih̃u x̊

     there lived Mary and Martha, sisters of Lazarus, the one whom Jesus Christ had resurrected

Descendants

• Ladino: ermana
• Spanish: hermana