See also: broná, bróna, and Broňa

Lower Sorbian edit

 
brona

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *borna.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

brona f inan

  1. harrow (device for smoothing and breaking up soil)

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “brona”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999), “brona”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Polish edit

 
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Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *borna.[1] Doublet of brama (gate), derived from Old Czech.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɔ.na/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔna
  • Syllabification: bro‧na

Noun edit

brona f

  1. (agriculture) harrow
  2. (fortifications) portcullis

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “brona”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

Further reading edit

  • brona in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • brona in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian edit

Noun edit

brona f (Cyrillic spelling брона)

  1. Bronze (alloy).
  2. (sports) A bronze medal.
  3. A cowbell.