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frade.

friar

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfɾa.d͡ʒi/Brazil/ˈfɾa.dɨ/Portugal[ˈfɾa.ðɨ]Portugal/ˈfɾa.dɨ/Portugal, Southern

  1. friar

    masculine

  2. angelfish (a marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr Proto-Italic *frātēr Latin frater Old Galician-Portuguese frade Portuguese frade From Old Galician-Portuguese frade (“friar”), from Latin frater (“brother”), from Proto-Italic *frātēr (“brother”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”). Doublet of freire, bróder, and brada.

verb/ˈfɾa.d͡ʒi/Brazil/ˈfɾa.dɨ/Portugal[ˈfɾa.ðɨ]Portugal/ˈfɾa.dɨ/Portugal, Southern

  1. inflection of fradar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of fradar: third-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · singular · third-person
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