ermano

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Alternative forms

• hermano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hermano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔeɾˈmano/ [ʔeɾˈma.n̪o]
• Hyphenation: er‧ma‧no

Noun

ermáno (feminine ermana, Basahan spelling ᜁᜍ᜔ᜋᜈᜓ)

1. brother (male sibling)

   Synonym: tugang

See also

• manong
• manoy

Ladino

Etymology

From Old Spanish ermano (compare Spanish hermano), from Vulgar Latin germānus, from Latin germānus.

Noun

ermano m (plural ermanos or ermaním)

1. brother

   Coordinate term: (gender) ermana

Old Leonese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin germānus. Compare Old Galician-Portuguese irmão and Old Spanish ermano.

Noun

ermano m (plural ermanos)

1. brother
   • 1264, Domingo Isídrez, Document from the Monastery of Santa Maria de Otero de Dueñas:

     Yo Domingo Ysidrez, con mios ermanos, Pedro Ysidrez e Ysidro

     I, Domingo Isídrez, with my brothers, Pedro Isídrez and Isidro

Descendants

• Asturian: hermanu
• Leonese: hermanu
• Mirandese: armano
• → Fala: hermanu

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *germānus (“brother”), from Latin germānus (“of a brother or sister”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɾˈmano/

Noun

ermano m (plural ermanos, feminine singular ermana, feminine plural ermanas)

1. brother

   Synonym: anaya

   • c. 1200, Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 5r. a:

     Corrio eſau aencuẽtro de ſo ermano. E abraçol & echo ſobre ſo cuello el braço.

     Esau ran to meet with his brother, then he hugged him and put his arm over his neck.

   • c. 1200, Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 5v. b.:

     Vino ioſep aſos ermanos. e priſierõ le & deſpoiarõle el palio. e echarõle en el pozo.

     Joseph came to this brothers; they imprisoned him and unclothed him and threw him into the well.

Descendants

• Ladino: ermano
• Spanish: hermano (see there for further descendants)