Brand
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Etymology edit
- As an English, Scottish, north German, Dutch, French, and North Germanic surname, from a Germanic personal name derived from Proto-Germanic *brandaz (“sword, firebrand, torch”), as in the second element of Hildebrand.
- Also as a German surname, variant of Brandt.
- As a Swedish and Danish surname, from brand (“fire”).
- As a Jewish surname, from German Brand (“fire”).
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Proper noun edit
Brand (countable and uncountable, plural Brands)
- A surname.
- A municipality in Bludenz district, Vorarlberg, Austria.
- A municipality in Tirschenreuth district, Bavaria, Germany.
- A borough of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- A hamlet in Beekdaelen municipality, Limburg province, Netherlands.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
- (Limburg) First attested as Op genne Brant in the 18th century. Derived from brand (“site of a fire, location where something has been burned”).
- (Noord-Brabant) First attested as den Brandt in 1750. Derived from brand (“fuel, turf”).
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Brand n
- A hamlet in Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Maashorst, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old High German brant, from Proto-Germanic *brandaz. Cognate with Bavarian Brånd and English brand.
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Noun edit
Brand m (strong, genitive Brandes or Brands, plural Brände)
- fire, blaze (destructive occurrence)
- 1872, Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, “Das Kindlein in Mainz”, in Huttens letzte Tage[1]:
- Dein Name sei gelobt! Hüt uns vor drei: / Vor Wassernot und Brand und Kriegsgeschrei!
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- hell
- distillation, brandy
- (colloquial) strong thirst
- einen Brand haben ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
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Declension of Brand [masculine, strong]
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Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
Brand n or m (strong, genitive Brands, plural Brands) or
Brand f (genitive Brand, plural Brands)
- (marketing slang, otherwise unusual) brand
- Synonym: Marke
- 2015 July 2, Daniele Muscionico, “Im Hinterhof mit Weitsicht”, in Die Zeit[2]:
- Internationale Brands benutzen Schriftarten, deren Erfinder Laurenz Brunner heißt und in einem Szeneviertel der deutschen Hauptstadt jeder Mode trotzt.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Declension of Brand [neuter // masculine, strong]
Declension of Brand [feminine]
Etymology 3 edit
Proper noun edit
Brand n (proper noun, genitive Brands or (optionally with an article) Brand)
- A municipality of Vorarlberg, Austria
- A municipality of Bavaria, Germany
Declension edit
Declension of Brand [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
Further reading edit
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
From Old High German brant, from Proto-Germanic *brandaz. Cognate with German Brand, Dutch brand, English brand, West Frisian brân.
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Noun edit
Brand m (plural Bränn)