брашно

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *boršьno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [brɐʃˈnɔ]

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): [ˈbraʃno] (dialectal)

Noun

брашно́ or бра́шно • (brašnó or brášno) n (relational adjective брашня́н, diminutive брашънце́)

1. flour

   брашно́ с ба́кпулвер ― brašnó s bákpulver ― self-raising flour

2. meal (coarse-ground unsifted grain)

Declension

Declension of брашно́

	singular	plural
indefinite	брашно́ brašnó	брашна́ brašná
definite	брашно́то brašnóto	брашна́та brašnáta

Coordinate terms

• мука́ (muká, “mince, flour”) (dialectal)
• мели́во (melívo, “groats”)
• скроб (skrob, “starch”)

Derived terms

verbs

• (iterative) брашне́вя (brašnévja)
• (causative) брашня́ (brašnjá)

noun

• (agent noun) брашна́р m (brašnár)
• (agent noun) брашна́рка f (brašnárka)
• (instrumental noun) брашни́к (brašník)

References

• “брашно”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “брашно”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov (1895) “бра́шно”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 70
• “брашьно”, in Старобългарски речник [Dictionary of Old Bulgarian] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bȏršьno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbraʃnɔ]
• Rhymes: -aʃnɔ

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: браш‧но

Noun

брашно • (brašno) n (uncountable, relational adjective брашнен)

1. flour
2. meal (coarse-ground unsifted grain)

Declension

Declension of брашно

	singular
indefinite	брашно (brašno)
definite unspecified	брашното (brašnoto)
definite proximal	брашново (brašnovo)
definite distal	брашноно (brašnono)
vocative	брашно (brašno)

Related terms

• брашнар m (brašnar)
• брашник m (brašnik)

Further reading

• “брашно” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
• “брашно” in Официјален дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Oficijalen digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − makedonski.gov.mk (in Macedonian)

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic брашьно (brašĭno), from Proto-Slavic *boršьno. Doublet of бо́рошно (bórošno), the inherited East Slavic form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbraʂnə]

Noun

бра́шно • (brášno) n inan (genitive бра́шна, nominative plural бра́шна, genitive plural бра́шен)

1. (archaic) food, sustenance

Declension

Declension of бра́шно (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-a reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	бра́шно brášno	бра́шна brášna
genitive	бра́шна brášna	бра́шен brášen
dative	бра́шну brášnu	бра́шнам brášnam
accusative	бра́шно brášno	бра́шна brášna
instrumental	бра́шном brášnom	бра́шнами brášnami
prepositional	бра́шне brášne	бра́шнах brášnax

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “брашно”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “бо́рошно”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *boršьno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brâʃno/
• Hyphenation: бра‧шно

Noun

бра̏шно n (Latin spelling brȁšno)

1. (uncountable) flour
2. (uncountable) meal (coarse-ground unsifted grain)

Declension

Declension of брашно

	singular
nominative	брашно
genitive	брашна
dative	брашну
accusative	брашно
vocative	брашно
locative	брашну
instrumental	брашном

Further reading

• “брашно”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025