брана

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See also: браня

Bulgarian

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Etymology 1

брана за оран

From Proto-Slavic *borna.

Noun

бра́на (bránaf

  1. harrow, brake, drag, clodbreaker, clodcrusher
Declension

References

  • брана”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • брана”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “брана”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 74

Etymology 2

Participle

бра́на (bránaf

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

Anagrams

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

брана (branaf

  1. dam
Declension
Declension of брана
singular plural
indefinite брана (brana) брани (brani)
definite unspecified браната (branata) браните (branite)
definite proximal бранава (branava) браниве (branive)
definite distal бранана (branana) бранине (branine)
vocative брано (brano) брани (brani)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *borna.

Noun

брана (branaf

  1. harrow
Declension
Declension of брана
singular plural
indefinite брана (brana) брани (brani)
definite unspecified браната (branata) браните (branite)
definite proximal бранава (branava) браниве (branive)
definite distal бранана (branana) бранине (branine)
vocative брано (brano) брани (brani)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Deverbal from бра́нити (to defend, protect; obstruct, stop).

Pronunciation

Noun

бра́на f (Latin spelling brána)

  1. dam
Declension

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *borna.

Pronunciation

Noun

бра́на f (Latin spelling brána)

  1. harrow
Declension

References

  • брана”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024