bran
English
Etymology
From Old French bren, bran (“bran, filth”), from Gaulish brennos (“rotten”), from Proto-Celtic *bragnos (“rotten, foul”) (compare Welsh braen (“stench”), Irish bréan (“rancid”), Walloon brin (“excrement”)), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreHg- (compare Latin fragrāre (“to smell strongly”), Dutch brak (“hound”)).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɹæn/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɹæn/
- Rhymes: -æn
Noun
bran (countable and uncountable, plural brans)
Translations
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Breton
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *bran, from Proto-Celtic *branos, from Proto-Indo-European *werneh₂- (“crow”).
Compare Tocharian B wrauña, Lithuanian várna.
Inflection
See also
- frav
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Occitan brand, from Vulgar Latin *brandus, from Frankish *brand.
Related terms
Further reading
- “bran” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “bran” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “bran” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “bran” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Cornish
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *bran, from Proto-Celtic *branos, from Proto-Indo-European *werneh₂- (“crow”).
Compare Tocharian B wrauña, Lithuanian várna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bɹæːn]
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish bran, from Primitive Irish ᚁᚏᚐᚅᚐ (brana), from Proto-Celtic *branos, from Proto-Indo-European *werneh₂- (“crow”) (compare Tocharian B wrauña, Lithuanian várna).
Declension
First declension
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- branán m (“raven; a principal piece in ancient board-game set; prince”)
Noun
bran m (genitive singular brain, nominative plural brain)
- bream (Abramis brama)
- Synonyms: bréan, deargán
Declension
First declension
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Noun
bran m (genitive singular bran)
- Clipping of bran (mór) (“bran”).
- Clipping of bran beag (“pollard”).
Declension
Fourth declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bran | bhran | mbran |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "bran" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “1 bran (‘raven’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- Entries containing “bran” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “bran” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old French
Old Irish
Etymology
From Primitive Irish ᚁᚏᚐᚅᚐ (brana), from Proto-Celtic *branos (“raven”), from Proto-Indo-European *werneh₂- (“crow”) (compare Tocharian B wrauña, Lithuanian várna).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bran/
Inflection
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
- Irish: bran
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
bran | bran pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
mbran |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bornь. Cognate with Polish broń.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbráːn/
- Tonal orthography: brȃn
Welsh
Noun
bran m (plural {{{2}}})
Derived terms
- bran gwenith (“wheat-bran”)
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
bran | fran | mran | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “bran”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies