bran
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English bran, branne, bren, from Old French bren, bran (“bran, filth”), from Gaulish brennos (“rotten”), from Proto-Celtic *bragnos (“rotten, foul”) (compare Welsh braen (“stench”), Irish bréan (“rancid”), Walloon brin (“excrement”)), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreHg- (compare Latin fragrāre (“to smell strongly”), Dutch brak (“hound”)).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
bran (countable and uncountable, plural brans)
- The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.
- (ornithology) The European carrion crow.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
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Further readingEdit
AnagramsEdit
BretonEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Brythonic *bran, from Proto-Celtic *branos, from Proto-Indo-European *werneh₂- (“crow”).
Compare Tocharian B wrauña, Lithuanian várna.
NounEdit
bran m (plural brini)
InflectionEdit
See alsoEdit
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Occitan brand, from Vulgar Latin *brandus, from Frankish *brand.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
bran m (plural brans)
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “bran” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “bran” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “bran” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “bran” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
CornishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Brythonic *bran, from Proto-Celtic *branos, from Proto-Indo-European *werneh₂- (“crow”).
Compare Tocharian B wrauña, Lithuanian várna.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
bran m (plural brini or briny)
CzechEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
bran f
NounEdit
bran f
IrishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Irish bran, from Primitive Irish ᚁᚏᚐᚅᚐ (brana), from Proto-Celtic *branos, from Proto-Indo-European *werneh₂- (“crow”) (compare Tocharian B wrauña, Lithuanian várna).
NounEdit
bran m (genitive singular brain, nominative plural brain)
DeclensionEdit
Derived termsEdit
- branán m (“raven; a principal piece in ancient board-game set; prince”)
Etymology 2Edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
NounEdit
bran m (genitive singular brain, nominative plural brain)
DeclensionEdit
Etymology 3Edit
NounEdit
bran m (genitive singular bran)
- Clipping of bran (mór) (“bran”).
- Clipping of bran beag (“pollard”).
DeclensionEdit
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Etymology 4Edit
NounEdit
bran m (genitive singular bran)
DeclensionEdit
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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MutationEdit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bran | bhran | mbran |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further readingEdit
- "bran" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “1 bran (‘raven’)”, in Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors, eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language, 2019
- Entries containing “bran” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “bran” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old FrenchEdit
NounEdit
bran m (oblique plural brans, nominative singular brans, nominative plural bran)
- Alternative form of branc
Old IrishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Primitive Irish ᚁᚏᚐᚅᚐ (brana), from Proto-Celtic *branos (“raven”), from Proto-Indo-European *werneh₂- (“crow”) (compare Tocharian B wrauña, Lithuanian várna).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
bran m (genitive brain or broin, nominative plural brain or broin)
InflectionEdit
Masculine o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | bran | branL | brainL |
Vocative | brain | branL | branuH |
Accusative | branN | branL | branuH |
Genitive | brainL | bran | branN |
Dative | branL | branaib | branaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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DescendantsEdit
- Irish: bran
MutationEdit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
bran | bran pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
mbran |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
ReferencesEdit
- “1 bran”, in Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors, eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language, 2019
SloveneEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Slavic *bornь. Cognate with Polish broń.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
brȃn f
InflectionEdit
Feminine, i-stem, mobile accent | |||
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nom. sing. | brán | ||
gen. sing. | braní | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | brán | braní | braní |
accusative | brán | braní | braní |
genitive | braní | braní | braní |
dative | bráni | branéma | braném |
locative | bráni | branéh | branéh |
instrumental | branjó | branéma | branmí |
Further readingEdit
- “bran”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU[1], portal Fran
WelshEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
bran m (uncountable)
Derived termsEdit
- bran gwenith (“wheat-bran”)
MutationEdit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
bran | fran | mran | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
ReferencesEdit
- “bran”, in R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, 1950–present