adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
frāternus
frāternus (feminine frāterna, neuter frāternum, adverb frāternē)
Classical[fraːˈtɛr.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[fraˈtɛr.nus]
Meaning
- adjectivebrotherly, fraternal
- adjectiveof or pertaining to a kinsman
- adjectivefriendly, close
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | frāternus | frāterna | frāternum |
| genitive | frāternī | frāternae | frāternī |
| dative | frāternō | frāternae | frāternō |
| accusative | frāternum | frāternam | frāternum |
| ablative | frāternō | frāternā | frāternō |
| vocative | frāterne | frāterna | frāternum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | frāternī | frāternae | frāterna |
| genitive | frāternōrum | frāternārum | frāternōrum |
| dative | frāternīs | frāternīs | frāternīs |
| accusative | frāternōs | frāternās | frāterna |
| ablative | frāternīs | frāternīs | frāternīs |
| vocative | frāternī | frāternae | frāterna |
frāternus, a, um, adj. frater,
I. brotherly, fraternal.
I. Lit.:
sese et amore fraterno et existimatione vulgi commoveri, Caes. B. G. 1, 20, 3: tametsi in ipso fraterno parricidio nullum scelus praetermissum videtur, tamen, etc. ... ab hereditate fraterna excludi, Cic. Clu. 11, 31: acerba fata Romanos agunt, Scelusque fraternae necis, of fratricide (committed by Romulus), Hor. Epod. 7, 18; cf.: fraterno primi maduerunt sanguine muri, Luc. 1, 95; so, sanguis, Hor. S. 2, 5, 16: lyra (because given to Apollo by his brother Mercury), id. C. 1, 21, 12: mores, of Zethus, brother of Amphion, id. Ep. 1, 18, 43: undae, of Neptune (as brother of Jupiter), Ov. M. 7, 367: invidia, against his brother (shortly before: fratris invidia), Sall. J. 39 fin.—II. Transf.
A. Of or belonging to a relalive or kinsman:
frater erat, fraterna peto, the arms of his cousin Achilles, Ov. M. 13, 31: pectora, Val. Fl. 1, 163: fama, id. ib. 1, 178.—B. (Acc. to frater, II. A.) Brotherly, fraternal, i. e. closely allied, friendly:
propter amorem in nos fraternum, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 3, § 10: pro fraterna illa necessitudine, id. Quint. 4, 16: animi, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 4: foedus, id. ib. 1, 3, 35.—C. Poet., of animals yoked together:
it tristis arator Maerentem abjungens fraterna morte juvencum, of his companion, Verg. G. 3, 518.—Hence, adv.: frāterne. 1. In a brotherly manner:
quare facis tu quidem fraterne, quod me hortaris, sed, etc., Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 15, 2.—2. Heartily, affectionately:
tibi persuadeas, te a me fraterne amari, Cic. Att. 1, 5 fin.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
frāternus adj.
frater, of a brother, brotherly, fraternal : amor, Cs.: vitia, a brother's : Scelus fraternae necis, fratricide , H.: Mores, of Zethus, brother of Amphion , H.: undae, of Neptune (brother of Jupiter), O.: invidia, towards a brother , S. — Of a kinsman : Frater erat, fraterna peto, a cousin's arms , O.— Fraternal, closely allied, friendly : nomen populi R., i. e. the honor of alliance with , Cs.: amor: foedus, H.: abiungens fraternā morte iuvencum, of a yoke fellow , V.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰréh₂tēr
- Proto-Italic*frātēr
- Latinfrāternus
Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin frāternus From frāter (“brother”) + -nus.
Descendants
- Catalanfratern
- Italianfraterno
- Portuguesefraterno
- Romanianfratern
- Spanishfraterno