brenna

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Aragonese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin merenda, through berienda or *berenda.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɾenna/
  • Rhymes: -enna
  • Syllabification: bren‧na

Noun

brenna f (plural brennas)

  1. (Belsetán) afternoon snack

References

  • Badia I Margarit, Antonio. 1950. El habla del Valle de Bielsa. Barcelona: Instituto de Estudios Pirenaicos. 87, 235.
  • merienda”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

Bavarian

Etymology

A merger of Old High German brennen (from Proto-Germanic *brannijaną), and Old High German brinnan (from Proto-Germanic *brinnaną). Cognates include Dutch branden, Icelandic brenna, Swedish brinna, English burn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈb̥renɐ/,
  • Hyphenation: bren‧na

Verb

brenna (past participle brennt)

  1. (intransitive) to burn; to be on fire
  2. (intransitive) to be lit, to be on (of a light or lamp)
  3. (transitive, reflexive) to burn oneself, to suffer a burning
    Synonym: verbrenna
  4. (intransitive) to irritate; to induce pain or another painful sensation; to bite; to sting
  5. (intransitive) to smart; to sting (a sore or wound)
  6. (transitive) to fire; to bake; to kiln (tiles and pottery)
  7. (transitive) to distil (alcoholic beverages such as schnapps)
  8. (transitive, computing) to burn; to archive data on a storage medium (such as CDs, DVDs, etc.)
  9. (intransitive, figuratively) to emit heat
  10. (intransitive, figuratively) to miscalculate, to misjudge
  11. (transitive, figuratively) to fork out, to shell out

Conjugation

Derived terms

Faroese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

brenna f (genitive singular brennu, plural brennur)

  1. fire
  2. conflagration
Declension
Declension of brenna
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brenna brennan brennur brennurnar
accusative brennu brennuna brennur brennurnar
dative brennu brennuni brennum brennunum
genitive brennu brennunnar brenna brennanna

Etymology 2

From Old Norse brinna, from Proto-Germanic *brinnaną.

Verb

brenna (third person singular past indicative brann, third person plural past indicative brunnu, supine brunnið)

  1. (intransitive) to burn
Usage notes
Conjugation
Conjugation of brenna (group v-48)
infinitive brenna
supine brunnið
participle (a34)1 brennandi brunnin
present past
first singular brenni brann
second singular brennur branst
third singular brennur brann
plural brenna brunnu
imperative
singular brenn!
plural brennið!
1Only the past participle being declined.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Old Norse brenna, from Proto-Germanic *brannijaną.

Verb

brenna (third person singular past indicative brendi, third person plural past indicative brendu, supine brent)

  1. (transitive) to burn
Conjugation
Conjugation of brenna (group v-8)
infinitive brenna
supine brent
participle (a7)1 brennandi brendur
present past
first singular brenni brendi
second singular brennir brendi
third singular brennir brendi
plural brenna brendu
imperative
singular brenna!
plural brennið!
1Only the past participle being declined.
Derived terms

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse brinna, from Proto-Germanic *brinnaną.

Verb

brenna (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative brann, third-person plural past indicative brunnu, supine brunnið)

  1. (intransitive) to burn, to be on fire
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse brenna, from Proto-Germanic *brannijaną.

Verb

brenna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative brenndi, supine brennt)

  1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to burn, to set on fire
    Ég brenndi mig á fingrinum!
    I burnt my finger!
  2. (transitive, governs the dative) to heat up with
    brenna kolum.
    To heat up with coals.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

brenna f (genitive singular brennu, nominative plural brennur)

  1. burning
  2. bonfire
    Hvenær byrjar brennan?
    When does the bonfire start?
Declension
Derived terms

Italian

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbren.na/
  • Rhymes: -enna
  • Hyphenation: brén‧na

Noun

brenna f (plural brenne)

  1. (literary) nag (useless horse)

Hypernyms

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Frankish, itself from a Celtic language, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *bragnos (foul, rotten); compare Old French bren.

Noun

brenna f (genitive brennae); first declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) bran, in particular as dog food

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative brenna brennae
Genitive brennae brennārum
Dative brennae brennīs
Accusative brennam brennās
Ablative brennā brennīs
Vocative brenna brennae

Derived terms

References

  • brenna in Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften (1967– ) Mittellateinisches Wörterbuch, Munich: C.H. Beck
  • Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “brenna”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse brenna, from Proto-Germanic *brinnaną.

Alternative forms

  • brenne (e and split infinitives)

Verb

brenna (present tense brenn, past tense brann, supine brunne, past participle brunnen, present participle brennande, imperative brenn)

  1. (intransitive) burn
    Graset på heia brenn.
    The grass on the heath is burning.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse brenna, from Proto-Germanic *brannijaną.

Alternative forms

  • brenne (e and split infinitives)

Verb

brenna (present tense brenner, past tense brende, past participle brent, passive infinitive brennast, present participle brennande, imperative brenn)

  1. (transitive) burn
    Nokon hadde brent ned huset.
    Someone had burnt the house down.

References

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *brinnaną.

Alternative forms

Verb

brenna (singular past indicative brann, plural past indicative brunnu, past participle brunninn)

  1. (intransitive) to burn with a flame
  2. (intransitive) to be consumed by fire
Conjugation
Descendants

References

Etymology 2

Causative of brenna/brinna; from Proto-Germanic *brannijaną, causative of *brinnaną.

Verb

brenna

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to burn
    brenna bál
    to burn a bonfire
  2. (transitive, with accusative) to destroy by fire
  3. (transitive, with accusative) to purify (gold or silver)
Conjugation
Descendants

References

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

brenna f (genitive brennu)

  1. burning
Declension
Descendants