Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/eɾmanˈdad/

Line drawing of hermandad
Coloured illustration of hermandad
#3485 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

brotherhood, sisterhood, fraternity

Word origin

From hermano ('brother') plus the suffix -dad, which forms abstract nouns; hermano comes from Latin germanus ('of the same parents').

Origin
Spanish
Root
hermano
English cognates
germane

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralhermandades

Examples

.

There was a strong brotherhood among the soldiers.

procesión .

The brotherhood organises the procession every year.

Ingresó .

He joined a student fraternity.

¿ ?

What does brotherhood mean to you?

.

The bond between the sisters never broke.

Add to review queue

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

Go to my review queue

This word is part of lesson 70.