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Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin branca, possibly of Gaulish or other pre-Roman origin. Compare Occitan branca.
Pronunciation
Noun
branca f (plural branques)
- branch
Derived terms
Further reading
Galician
Pronunciation
Adjective
branca f sg
- feminine singular of branco
Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin branca.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbran.ka/
- Rhymes: -anka
- Hyphenation: bràn‧ca
Noun
branca f (plural branche)
- claw (of a cat etc.)
- talon (of a bird)
- branch (of knowledge etc.)
- (anatomy) branch
- (in the plural) clutches
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- branca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Etymology
Perhaps of Celtic origin, from a hypothetical Gaulish *vranca, from Proto-Indo-European *wrónk-eh₂ (from which Proto-Balto-Slavic *ránkāˀ (“hand, arm”)). Possibly influenced by bracchium (“forearm; arm; limb of an animal (e.g. claw, tentacle); branch (of a tree)”).
Noun
branca f (genitive brancae); first declension (Late Latin)
- paw, foot
Declension
First-declension noun.
Descendants
References
Occitan
Etymology
From Late Latin branca. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
Noun
branca f (plural brancas)
- (Languedoc, Provençal) branch
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Adjective
branca
- feminine singular of branco
Noun
branca f (plural brancas)
- brain freeze (failure to remember something)