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bra

See also: BRA, brá, brà, Brá, -bra, and brå

Translingual edit

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bra

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Braj.

English edit

 
bra

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

  • enPR: brä, IPA(key): /bɹɑː/
  • (Ireland, Ottawa Valley): IPA(key): /bɹæ/
  • Audio (AU)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑː

Etymology 1 edit

Clipping of brassiere, borrowed from French brassière, from Old French braciere (originally a lining inside armor to protect the arm, but later a garment), from Old French brace (“arm”), from Latin bracchia, plural of Latin bracchium (“forearm”), from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn, “forearm”), from Proto-Hellenic *brəkʰús (“short”) (because the forearm is shorter than the upper arm), inherited from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus.

Noun edit

bra (plural bras)

  1. An item of clothing, usually underwear worn to support the breasts. [from 1920s]
    • 1968, Carl Ruhen, The Key Club, Sydney: Scripts, page 12:
      Her housecoat had fallen open. She was wearing only panties and bra, which did nothing to make her scrawny, wrinkled body appealing.
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Etymology 2 edit

 
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From bracket, referring to the notation introduced in 1939 by Paul Dirac.

Noun edit

bra (plural bras)

  1. (physics) One of the two vectors in the standard notation for describing quantum states in quantum mechanics, the row vector; the other (column) vector being its complex conjugate, the ket.
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Etymology 3 edit

PIE word
*bʰréh₂tēr

Representing a different pronunciation of bro (“brother”).

Noun edit

bra (plural bras)

  1. (slang) Alternative form of bro; friend, mate
    Take it easy, bra!
    • 2009, Todd Johnson, Influence:
      “Famalam, I ain't even gon lie to ya man, I am super happy to be finally maxing out on parole my real. This violation was definitely a reality check Bra!” Influence replied to his comrade.

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Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English bra.

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Noun edit

bra (plural bra's)

  1. bra, brassiere
  2. (Cape Afrikaans) bro, brah, bruh

Cebuano edit

Etymology edit

From English bra, shortened from brassiere, from French brassière.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: bra

Noun edit

bra

  1. a bra; a brassiere

Quotations edit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:bra.

Garo edit

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun edit

bra

  1. arrow

Haitian Creole edit

Etymology edit

From French bras (“arm”).

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bra

  1. arm

Khotanese edit

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bra

  1. dear

Norman edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old French bras, from Vulgar Latin *bracium, from Classical Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn).

Noun edit

bra m (plural bras)

  1. (Sark, anatomy) arm

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French brave.

Pronunciation edit

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Adjective edit

bra (indeclinable, comparative bedre, indefinite superlative best, definite superlative beste)

  1. good, fine

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Adverb edit

bra

  1. well

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French brave.

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bra (indeclinable, comparative betre, indefinite superlative best, definite superlative beste)

  1. good, fine

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Scots edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from braf (“good, brave”); from Low German brav; from French brave, borrowed from Italian bravo.

Adjective edit

bra (comparative mair bra, superlative maist bra)

  1. Very good or agreeable.

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Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from bra, shortened from brassiere.

Noun edit

bra (plural bras)

  1. An item of underwear worn to support the breasts.

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Swedish edit

Etymology edit

Since at least 1621, from braf (“good, brave”); from Low German brav; from French brave, borrowed from Italian bravo.

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bra (comparative bättre, superlative bäst)

  1. good (having pleasing or suitable qualities)
    Synonym: (jocular, childish) braig
    en bra film
    a good movie
    – Ska vi måla den blå? – Ja, det blir bra.
    – Should we paint it blue? – Yeah, that'll be good.
    Han är bra på tennis
    He is good at tennis
    Hon är en bra människa
    She is a (morally) good person (see the usage notes below)
  2. healthy or recovered (from an illness or injury or the like), well
    Jag är inte riktigt bra i benet än
    My leg hasn't quite recovered yet ("I'm not quite well in the leg yet")
    – Känner du dig bättre idag? – Ja, men inte helt bra.
    – Are you feeling better today? – Yeah, but not completely well.
  3. quite large in extent or degree, good, goodly
    Synonym: (often a bit old-fashioned, but idiomatic in some cases where "bra" is not) god
    Det här kommer ta ett bra tag
    This is going to take a good while
    Det är en bra bit att åka
    It's quite a distance to drive
    De tjänade en bra slant
    They made a pretty penny ("made a sizable coin," "tjäna en slant" is idiomatic)

Usage notes edit

  • "Good" as in morally good is more specifically god, but some overlap occurs since someone morally good can also be considered to have good qualities (be considered to be a "good kind of person").
  • In informal (often jocular or childish) contexts, bäst may be inflected further and given the comparative bästare (bester) and the superlative bästast, bästaste (bestest); these forms are also nonstandard.

Declension edit

Inflection of bra
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular bra bättre bäst
Neuter singular bra bättre bäst
Plural bra bättre bäst
Masculine plural3 bra bättre bäst
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 bra bättre bäste
All bra bättre bästa
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Adverb edit

bra (comparative bättre, superlative bäst)

  1. well
    Mår du bra?
    Are you feeling well? / Are you okay?
    Han spelade bra idag
    He played well today
  2. a good deal, quite (to quite a large extent or degree)
    Rattfylla är bra mycket vanligare bland män
    Drunk driving is a good deal more common among men
    Den där älgen är bra stor!
    That moose is quite the big one!
    Filmen var bra kass
    The movie was quite the stinker
    bra dålig
    substantially bad (literally also "good bad")

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Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English bra.

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Noun edit

bra (Baybayin spelling ᜊ᜔ᜇ)

  1. brassiere; bra
    Synonym: (uncommon) salungso

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Yola edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle French brave, borrowed from Italian bravo, itself of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bɾɔː/, /bɾɔːv/

Adjective edit

bra

  1. brave, pretty well
    • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 6, page 86:
      Many a bra draught by Tommeen was ee-maate;
      Many a brave stroke by Tommy was made;

References edit

  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 27

Zazaki edit

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Etymology edit

Compare Persian برادر (barâdar).

Noun edit

bra

  1. brother
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