броня

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic брънѩ (brŭnję), from Proto-Slavic *brъnja, from Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌾𐍉 (brunjō), from Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ.

Noun

броня • (bronja) f

1. armor (protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces)

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Russian

Etymology 1

From Old East Slavic бръня (brŭnja), from Proto-Slavic *brъnja, from Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌾𐍉 (brunjō), from Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [brɐˈnʲa]

Noun

броня́ • (bronjá) f inan (genitive брони́, nominative plural брони́, genitive plural броне́й)

1. (military) armor, armour, armoring, shell

Declension

Declension of броня́ (inan fem-form soft-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	броня́ bronjá	брони́ broní
genitive	брони́ broní	броне́й bronéj
dative	броне́ broné	броня́м bronjám
accusative	броню́ bronjú	брони́ broní
instrumental	бронёй, бронёю bronjój, bronjóju	броня́ми bronjámi
prepositional	броне́ broné	броня́х bronjáx

Etymology 2

Developed from the sense of “armor” during the Soviet period. Sense development was from “armor” → “securing” → “reservation”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbronʲə]

Noun

бро́ня • (brónja) f inan (genitive бро́ни, nominative plural бро́ни, genitive plural бронь)

1. reservation, booking

Declension

Declension of бро́ня (inan fem-form soft-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	бро́ня brónja	бро́ни bróni
genitive	бро́ни bróni	бро́нь brónʹ
dative	бро́не bróne	бро́ням brónjam
accusative	бро́ню brónju	бро́ни bróni
instrumental	бро́ней, бро́нею brónej, bróneju	бро́нями brónjami
prepositional	бро́не bróne	бро́нях brónjax

Synonyms

• резерви́рование n (rezervírovanije), бронь f (bronʹ)