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Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bornь.
Noun
брань • (branĭ) f
- battle
- dispute
Declension
Declension of брань (i-stem)
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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брань
branĭ
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брани
brani
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брани
brani
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| genitive
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брани
brani
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бранью, бранию
branĭju, braniju
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браньи, брании
branĭi, branii
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| dative
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брани
brani
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браньма
branĭma
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браньмъ
branĭmŭ
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| accusative
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брань
branĭ
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брани
brani
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брани
brani
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| instrumental
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браньѭ, браниѭ
branĭjǫ, branijǫ
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браньма
branĭma
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браньми
branĭmi
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| locative
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брани
brani
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бранью, бранию
branĭju, braniju
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браньхъ
branĭxŭ
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| vocative
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брани
brani
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брани
brani
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браньѥ, браниѥ
branĭje, branije
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Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic брань (branĭ), from Proto-Slavic *bornь. Compare the inherited Old East Slavic боронь (boronĭ).
Noun
брань • (branʹ) f inan (genitive бра́ни, nominative plural бра́ни, genitive plural бра́ней, relational adjective бра́нный)
- scolding, invective, swearing
- Synonyms: ру́гань f (rúganʹ), руга́тельство n (rugátelʹstvo)
- (obsolete) battle, fight
- по́ле бра́ни ― póle bráni ― battlefield
Declension
Related terms
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “брань”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “боронь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Etymology 2
бра́ный (brányj) + -ь (-ʹ)
Noun
брань • (branʹ) f inan (genitive бра́ни, uncountable)
- cloth with fancy patterns
Declension
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singular
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бра́нь
bránʹ
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| genitive
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бра́ни
bráni
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| dative
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бра́ни
bráni
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| accusative
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бра́нь
bránʹ
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| instrumental
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бра́нью
bránʹju
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| prepositional
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бра́ни
bráni
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