hermandad
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See also: Hermandad
Etymology
Noun
hermandad (plural hermandades)
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
hermandad f (uncountable)
- (Netherlands, colloquial) police
- 2015 June 4, “Politieorkest zwaait Tjeerd de Walle uit in Feanwâlden”, in Friesch Dagblad:
- Vorig jaar op 1 januari nam hij afscheid van de hermandad. De 62-jarige muzikant mag nog tot zijn 65e zijn partijtje meeblazen in het politieorkest, maar kiest er nu toch voor om te stoppen.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
Typically used in a positive tone.
Etymology
Noun
hermandad n (plural hermandade)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) hermandad | hermandadul | (niște) hermandade | hermandadele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) hermandad | hermandadului | (unor) hermandade | hermandadelor |
| vocative | hermandadule | hermandadelor | ||
Declension of hermandad
References
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin germānitātem.
Noun
hermandad f (plural hermandades)
- brotherhood
- Synonym: fraternidad
Related terms
Etymology 2
Verb
hermandad
- only used in os ... hermandad, syntactic variant of hermandaos, second-person plural imperative of hermandarse
Further reading
- “hermandad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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