бран

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Bulgarian

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Etymology 1

Uncertain. Perhaps related to Proto-Slavic *borzda (“furrow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“to pierce, to bore”). Cognate with Macedonian бран (bran).

Noun

бран • (bran) m

  1. (archaic or dialectal) wave
    Synonyms: (standard) вълна́ (vǎlná), (dialectal) слап (slap), тала́з (taláz)
Declension
Declension of бран
singular plural
indefinite бран
bran 		бра́нове
bránove
definite
(subject form) 		бра́нът
bránǎt 		бра́новете
bránovete
definite
(object form) 		бра́на
brána
count form — бра́на
brána

References

  • “бран²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бран¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 73

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic брань (branĭ), from Proto-Slavic *bornь.

Noun

бран • (bran) f

  1. defense, resistance
    Synonyms: защита (zaštita), отбрана (otbrana)
  2. (dated) fight, war
Declension
Declension of бран
singular plural
indefinite бран
bran 		бра́ни
bráni
definite бранта́
brantá 		бра́ните
bránite

References

  • бран¹ in Речник на българския език
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бран²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 73

Etymology 3

From Proto-Slavic *bьranь.

Noun

бран • (bran) f

  1. (obsolete) picking, collecting
    Synonym: бране (brane)
  2. (dated) harvest
Declension
Declension of бран
singular plural
indefinite бран
bran 		бра́ни
bráni
definite бранта́
brantá 		бра́ните
bránite

References

  • “бране”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Etymology 4

From Bulgarian бера (bera, “to pick, to collect”).

Participle

бран • (bran)

  1. indefinite masculine singular past passive participle of бера́ (berá)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Noun

бран • (bran) m (plural бра́нови, relational adjective бра́нов, diminutive бра́нче)

  1. wave

Declension

Declension of бран
singular plural
indefinite бран бранови
definite unspecified бранот брановите
definite proximal бранов брановиве
definite distal бранон брановине
vocative брану бранови
count form — брана

Participle

бран • (bran)

  1. masculine singular adjectival participle of бере (bere)

Declension

Declension of бран
masculine feminine neuter plural
indefinite бран брана брано брани
definite unspecified браниот браната браното браните
definite proximal браниов бранава браново браниве
definite distal бранион бранана браноно бранине

References

  • “бран” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu
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