"frate" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfra.te/ Forms: frati [plural]
Rhymes: -ate Etymology: From Latin frāter, from Proto-Italic *frātēr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|frāter}} Latin frāter, {{inh|it|itc-pro|*frātēr}} Proto-Italic *frātēr, {{inh|it|ine-pro|*bʰréh₂tēr}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} frate m (plural frati)
  1. monk, friar Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Monasticism
    Sense id: en-frate-it-noun-sYXej5Wg Disambiguation of Monasticism: 96 4 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 65 35
  2. brother (appellative, poetic) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-frate-it-noun-vgQrqyG-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: monaco Related terms: fra, fratacchione, fratello, fratesco, fraticello, fratina, fratino, convento, religioso, voto

Inflected forms

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          "args": {
            "1": "en",
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  "etymology_text": "From Latin frāter, from Proto-Italic *frātēr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.",
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    {
      "form": "frati",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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  "hyphenation": [
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  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "religioso"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "voto"
    }
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        ]
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        "brother (appellative, poetic)"
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      ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈfra.te/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ate"
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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}
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    "Italian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Italian terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "Italian terms inherited from Latin",
    "Italian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Italian terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    "it:Monasticism",
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          },
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      },
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      },
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "m"
      },
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  ],
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "fra"
    },
    {
      "word": "fratacchione"
    },
    {
      "word": "fratello"
    },
    {
      "word": "fratesco"
    },
    {
      "word": "fraticello"
    },
    {
      "word": "fratina"
    },
    {
      "word": "fratino"
    },
    {
      "word": "convento"
    },
    {
      "word": "religioso"
    },
    {
      "word": "voto"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "monk, friar"
      ],
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        [
          "monk",
          "monk"
        ],
        [
          "friar",
          "friar"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "brother (appellative, poetic)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "brother",
          "brother"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfra.te/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ate"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "monaco"
    }
  ],
  "word": "frate"
}

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