Mater - Mother
Pater - Father
Frater - Brother
Soror - Sister
We were discussing the terms and practicing their use at lunch when T busts out with "I can say, 'That's my Frat', because Frat would be Bro."
*giggle
Cute concept. I don't think any of use will forget how to say "brother" in Latin.
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Ha ha! The big laugh in our house was over the pronunciation of the Latin for "boy" and "girl" (mostly "boy") - "puer" and "puella" ... pronounced "poo-air" and "poo-ella"!
Ha ha! The big laughs in our house were over the pronunciation of the Latin for "boy" and "girl" (especially the one for "boy") which are "puer" and "puella" ... pronounced "poo-air" and "poo-ella"!
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