branca
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
Inherited from Late Latin branca, possibly of Gaulish or other pre-Roman origin. Compare Occitan branca.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
branca f (plural branques)
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “branca” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “branca” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
GalicianEdit
AdjectiveEdit
branca f sg
ItalianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Late Latin branca.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
branca f (plural branche)
- claw (of a cat etc.)
- talon (of a bird)
- branch (of knowledge etc.)
- (anatomy) branch
- (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
NounEdit
branca f (genitive brancae); first declension (Late Latin)
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
ReferencesEdit
- branca in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
OccitanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Late Latin branca. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
branca f (plural brancas)
Alternative formsEdit
- brancha (Limousin)
PortugueseEdit
PronunciationEdit
- Hyphenation: bran‧ca
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃kɐ
AdjectiveEdit
branca