brainche

Champenois

Alternative forms

• (Rémois) brainte

Etymology

Inherited from Old French branche, from Late Latin branca, possibly of Gaulish origin. Cognate with French branche, Bourguignon brainche, Picard branque, Norman braunque, Franco-Provençal branche and Occitan branca.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /brɛ̃ʃ/

Noun

brainche f (plural brainches)

1. (Troyen) branch (of tree)

Derived terms

• brainchaige
• brainchu

 

References

• Jean Daunay, Parlers de Champagne, 1998
• Baudouin, Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux (Ville-sous-la-Ferté), 1887