भ्रंश

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

From the root भ्रंश् (bhraṃś), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenḱ- (to deviate, corrupt). Cognate with Old Irish bréc (lie).

Pronunciation

Noun

भ्रंश (bhraṃśá) stemm

  1. decay, decline, ruin
    Synonym: क्षय (kṣayá)
  2. disappearance, loss, cessation
  3. deviation, aberration, abandonment of, deprivation of, straying or deviating from
  4. (drama) a slip of the tongue (due to excitement)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भ्रंश
singular dual plural
nominative भ्रंशः (bhraṃśáḥ) भ्रंशौ (bhraṃśaú)
भ्रंशा¹ (bhraṃśā́¹)
भ्रंशाः (bhraṃśā́ḥ)
भ्रंशासः¹ (bhraṃśā́saḥ¹)
vocative भ्रंश (bhráṃśa) भ्रंशौ (bhráṃśau)
भ्रंशा¹ (bhráṃśā¹)
भ्रंशाः (bhráṃśāḥ)
भ्रंशासः¹ (bhráṃśāsaḥ¹)
accusative भ्रंशम् (bhraṃśám) भ्रंशौ (bhraṃśaú)
भ्रंशा¹ (bhraṃśā́¹)
भ्रंशान् (bhraṃśā́n)
instrumental भ्रंशेन (bhraṃśéna) भ्रंशाभ्याम् (bhraṃśā́bhyām) भ्रंशैः (bhraṃśaíḥ)
भ्रंशेभिः¹ (bhraṃśébhiḥ¹)
dative भ्रंशाय (bhraṃśā́ya) भ्रंशाभ्याम् (bhraṃśā́bhyām) भ्रंशेभ्यः (bhraṃśébhyaḥ)
ablative भ्रंशात् (bhraṃśā́t) भ्रंशाभ्याम् (bhraṃśā́bhyām) भ्रंशेभ्यः (bhraṃśébhyaḥ)
genitive भ्रंशस्य (bhraṃśásya) भ्रंशयोः (bhraṃśáyoḥ) भ्रंशानाम् (bhraṃśā́nām)
locative भ्रंशे (bhraṃśé) भ्रंशयोः (bhraṃśáyoḥ) भ्रंशेषु (bhraṃśéṣu)
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

  • अपभ्रंश (apabhraṃśá, the group of Middle Indo-Aryan dialects that deviated from Sanskrit)

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