hermana

See also: hermaná

Asturian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Leonese ermana, from Latin germāna. Compare Mirandese armana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɾˈmana/ [eɾˈma.na]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: her‧ma‧na

Noun

hermana f (plural hermanes)

1. sister, female equivalent of hermanu

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish hermana (“sister”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɾˈmana/, [eɾˈma.na]
• Hyphenation: her‧ma‧na

Noun

hermana

1. sister (female sibling)

   Coordinate term: hermano

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɾˈmana/ [eɾˈma.na]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: her‧ma‧na

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish ermana, from Latin germāna.

Noun

hermana f (plural hermanas, masculine hermano, masculine plural hermanos)

1. sister; female equivalent of hermano (“brother”)

Derived terms

• ciudad hermana
• hermanita
• media hermana

See also

• sor

Etymology 2

Verb

hermana

1. inflection of hermanar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “hermano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025