See also: bran, Bran, and brån

Welsh

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brain

Etymology

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From Middle Welsh bran, from Proto-Brythonic *bran, from Proto-Celtic *branos, from Proto-Indo-European *werneh₂-.

Compare Tocharian B wrauña, Lithuanian várna, Polish wrona.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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brân f (plural brain)

  1. crow, bird of genus Corvus
    1. especially rook (Corvus frugilegus)
      Synonym: ydfran
    2. and raven (Corvus corax)
      Synonym: cigfran
  2. crowbar
  3. mouldboard (of plough)
    Synonym: chwelydr
  4. ratchet bar (of cart)

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of brân
radical soft nasal aspirate
brân frân mrân unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “brân”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

West Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian brand, from Proto-West Germanic *brand.

Noun

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brân c (plural brannen, diminutive brantsje)

  1. fire, occurrence of fire

Further reading

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  • brân (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011