See also: Branca and brâncă

CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

Inherited from Late Latin branca, possibly of Gaulish or other pre-Roman origin. Compare Occitan branca.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

branca f (plural branques)

  1. branch

Derived termsEdit

Further readingEdit

GalicianEdit

AdjectiveEdit

branca f sg

  1. feminine singular of branco

ItalianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Late Latin branca.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbran.ka/
  • Rhymes: -anka
  • Hyphenation: bràn‧ca

NounEdit

branca f (plural branche)

  1. claw (of a cat etc.)
  2. talon (of a bird)
  3. branch (of knowledge etc.)
  4. (anatomy) branch
  5. (in the plural) clutches

Derived termsEdit

Further readingEdit

  • branca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

LatinEdit

EtymologyEdit

Perhaps of Celtic origin, from a hypothetical Gaulish *vranca, from Proto-Indo-European *wrónk-eh₂ (from which Proto-Balto-Slavic *ránkāˀ (hand, arm)). Possibly influenced by bracchium (forearm; arm; limb of an animal (e.g. claw, tentacle); branch (of a tree)).

PronunciationEdit

  • (Proto-Romance) IPA(key): /ˈbranka/

NounEdit

branca f (genitive brancae); first declension (Late Latin)

  1. paw, foot

DeclensionEdit

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative branca brancae
Genitive brancae brancārum
Dative brancae brancīs
Accusative brancam brancās
Ablative brancā brancīs
Vocative branca brancae

DescendantsEdit

  • Catalan: branca
  • English: branch
  • French: branche (branch)
  • German: Pranke
  • Italian: branca
  • Occitan: branca
  • Romanian: brâncă (hand)
  • Spanish: branca

ReferencesEdit

OccitanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Late Latin branca. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

PronunciationEdit

  • (Languedoc) IPA(key): [ˈbɾaŋko]

NounEdit

branca f (plural brancas)

  1. (Languedoc, Provençal) branch

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PortugueseEdit

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

branca

  1. feminine singular of branco