bra
Translingual[edit]
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bra
English[edit]
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Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Clipping of brassiere, borrowed from French brassière, from Old French braciere (originally a lining inside armor to protect the arm, but later a garment), from Old French brace (“arm”), from Latin bracchia, plural of Latin bracchium (“forearm”), from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn, “forearm”), from Proto-Hellenic *brəkʰús (“short”) (because the forearm is shorter than the upper arm), inherited from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus.
Noun[edit]
bra (plural bras)
- An item of underwear worn to support the breasts. [from 1920s]
- 1968, Carl Ruhen, The Key Club, Scripts, page 12:
- Her housecoat had fallen open. She was wearing only panties and bra, which did nothing to make her scrawny, wrinkled body appealing.
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Etymology 2[edit]
From bracket, referring to the notation introduced in 1939 by Paul Dirac.
Noun[edit]
bra (plural bras)
- (physics) One of the two vectors in the standard notation for describing quantum states in quantum mechanics, the other being the ket.
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Etymology 3[edit]
Representing a different pronunciation of bro (“brother”).
Noun[edit]
bra (plural bras)
- (slang) Alternative form of bro; friend, mate
- Take it easy, bra!
- 2009, Todd Johnson, Influence
- “Famalam, I ain't even gon lie to ya man, I am super happy to be finally maxing out on parole my real. This violation was definitely a reality check Bra!” Influence replied to his comrade.
Further reading[edit]
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Afrikaans[edit]
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Noun[edit]
bra (plural bra's)
Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English bra, shortened from brassiere, from French brassière.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: bra
Noun[edit]
bra
Quotations[edit]
For quotations using this term, see Citations:bra.
Garo[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
bra
Haitian Creole[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
bra
Khotanese[edit]
Adjective[edit]
bra
Norman[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French bras, from Vulgar Latin *bracium, from Classical Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn).
Noun[edit]
bra m (plural bras)
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
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Adjective[edit]
bra (indeclinable, comparative bedre, indefinite superlative best, definite superlative beste)
Derived terms[edit]
Adverb[edit]
bra
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- “bra” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
bra (indeclinable, comparative betre, indefinite superlative best, definite superlative beste)
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References[edit]
- “bra” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Scots[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from braf (“good, brave”); from Low German brav; from French brave, borrowed from Italian bravo.
Adjective[edit]
bra (comparative mair bra, superlative maist bra)
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Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from bra, shortened from brassiere.
Noun[edit]
bra (plural bras)
See also[edit]
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Since at least 1621, from braf (“good, brave”); from Low German brav; from French brave, borrowed from Italian bravo.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
bra (comparative bättre, superlative bäst)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of bra | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | bra | bättre | bäst |
Neuter singular | bra | bättre | bäst |
Plural | bra | bättre | bäst |
Masculine plural3 | bra | bättre | bäst |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | bra | bättre | bäste |
All | bra | bättre | bästa |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Usage notes[edit]
In informal (often jocular or childish) contexts, bäst may be inflected further and given the comparative bästare (bester) and the superlative bästast, bästaste (bestest); these forms are also nonstandard.
Adverb[edit]
bra (comparative bättre, superlative bäst)
See also[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- bra in Svensk ordbok.
Yola[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French brave, borrowed from Italian bravo, itself of uncertain origin (see there).
Adjective[edit]
bra
References[edit]
- Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 27
Zazaki[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compare Persian برادر (barâdar).
Noun[edit]
bra
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