брань

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Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bornь.

Noun

брань (branĭf

  1. battle

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 (branʹf inan (genitive бра́ни, nominative plural бра́ни, genitive plural бра́ней)

  1. scolding, invective, swearing
  2. (obsolete) battle, fight
    по́ле бра́ниpóle bránibattlefield
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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) +‎ ()

Noun

брань (branʹf inan (genitive бра́ни, uncountable)

  1. cloth with fancy patterns
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