different between fraternal vs frat

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French fraternel, from Medieval Latin fr?tern?lis (“fraternal”), from Latin fr?ternus (“of or pertaining to a brother, fraternal”), from fr?ter (“brother”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /f???t?n?l/
• Rhymes: -??(?)n?l

Adjective

fraternal (comparative more fraternal, superlative most fraternal)

1. Of or pertaining to a brother or brothers.
2. Of or pertaining to a fraternity.
3. Platonic or friendly.

   • […] a delighted shout from the children swung him toward the door again. His sister, Mrs. Gerard, stood there in carriage gown and sables, radiant with surprise. ¶ "Phil!  You!  Exactly like you, Philip, to come strolling in from the antipodes—dear fellow!" recovering from the fraternal embrace and holding both lapels of his coat in her gloved hands.
4. (genetics) Of twins or embryos, produced from two different eggs and sperm, and genetically distinct.

Synonyms

• brotherly

Coordinate terms

• (relating to a brother, with regard to gender): sororal
• (relating to a brother, with regard to heredity): paternal, maternal

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Noun

fraternal (plural fraternals)

1. A society formed to provide mutual aid, such as insurance.
2. A fraternal twin.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin fr?tern?lis (“fraternal”), from Latin fr?ternus (“of or pertaining to a brother, fraternal”), from fr?ter (“brother”).

Adjective

fraternal m or f (plural fraternais, comparable)

1. brotherly (of or characteristic of brothers)

   Synonym: fraterno

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin fr?tern?lis (“fraternal”), from Latin fr?ternus (“of or relating to a brother, fraternal”), from fr?ter (“brother”).

Adjective

fraternal (plural fraternales)

1. fraternal

English

Etymology

Apocope of fraternity.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f?æt/
• Rhymes: -æt

Noun

frat (plural frats)

1. Shortened form of fraternity, college organization. (Often used as a noun modifier.)

   "See you at the frat house."

   "All the frats will be there."

Derived terms

Related terms

• fraternal
• fraternity

Translations

Anagrams

• FRTA, RTFA, TRAF, fart, raft, traf

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fra?t/
• Rhymes: -a?t

Noun

frat n (genitive singular frats, no plural)

1. junk, rubbish, trash

Declension

Synonyms

• rusl
• drasl
• skran

Anagrams

• traf

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f???at??/

Pronoun

frat (emphatic fratsa)

1. second-person singular of fré

References

• Tomás de Bhaldraithe, 1977, Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht, 2nd edition, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 306.