Brand

See also: brand, bränd, and brænd

German

Etymology

From Old High German brant, from Proto-Germanic *brandaz. Cognate with English brand.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁant/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ant

Noun

Brand m (genitive Brandes or Brands, plural Brände)

1. an instance of burning
   1. a fire (destructive occurrence)
   2. a distillation
2. (colloquial) strong thirst

Derived terms

• brandaktuell
• Brandanschlag
• Brandbeschleuniger
• Brandbombe
• Brandflasche
• brandgefährlich
• Brandholz
• Brandopfer
• Brandrodung
• Brandschatz
• Brandstiftung
• Feuerbrand
• Gefrierbrand
• Sonnenbrand
• Waldbrand
• Weinbrand
• Weltbrand
• Wundbrand

 

Proper noun

Brand n (proper noun, strong, genitive Brands)

1. A municipality of Vorarlberg, Austria.
2. A municipality of Bavaria, Germany.

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German brant, from Proto-Germanic *brandaz. Cognate with German Brand, Dutch brand, English brand, West Frisian brân.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʀant/, [bʀɑnt]
• Rhymes: -ɑnt

Noun

Brand m (plural Bränn)

1. fire

Synonyms

• Feier