Old Church Slavonic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *bornь.

Noun edit

брань (branĭf

  1. battle
  2. dispute

Declension edit

Russian edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic брань (branĭ), from Proto-Slavic *bornь. Compare the inherited Old East Slavic боронь (boronĭ).

Noun edit

брань (branʹf inan (genitive бра́ни, nominative plural бра́ни, genitive plural бра́ней, relational adjective бра́нный)

  1. scolding, invective, swearing
    Synonyms: ру́гань f (rúganʹ), руга́тельство n (rugátelʹstvo)
  2. (obsolete) battle, fight
    по́ле бра́ниpóle bránibattlefield
Declension edit
Related terms edit

References edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “брань”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “боронь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Etymology 2 edit

бра́ный (brányj) +‎ ()

Noun edit

брань (branʹf inan (genitive бра́ни, uncountable)

  1. cloth with fancy patterns
Declension edit