See also: brani, bráni, and brání

Czech

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From brát +‎ -ní. From Proto-Slavic *bьrati (to pick up, to take), which is from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (to bear, to carry).[1]

Noun

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braní n

  1. verbal noun of brát
  2. taking (the act by which something is taken)
  3. (chess) capture, capturing
Declension
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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braní

  1. animate masculine nominative/vocative plural of braný

References

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  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “brát”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 96

Further reading

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  • braní in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
  • braní in Internetová jazyková příručka