bran

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See also: Bran, brân, and brån

English

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Etymology

From Middle English bran, branne, bren, from Old French bren, bran (bran, filth), from Gaulish brennos (rotten), from Proto-Celtic *bragnos (rotten, foul) (compare Welsh braen (stench), Irish bréan (rancid), Walloon brin (excrement)), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreHg- (compare Latin fragrāre (to smell strongly), Dutch brak (hound)).

Pronunciation

Noun

bran (countable and uncountable, plural brans)

  1. The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.
  2. (ornithology) The European carrion crow.

Translations

Anagrams


Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *bran, from Proto-Celtic *branos, from Proto-Indo-European *werneh₂- (crow).

Compare Tocharian B wrauña, Lithuanian várna.

Noun

bran m (plural brini)

  1. crow, raven

Inflection

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Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan brand, from Vulgar Latin *brandus, from Frankish *brand.

Pronunciation

Noun

bran m (plural brans)

  1. broadsword

Related terms

Further reading


Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *bran, from Proto-Celtic *branos, from Proto-Indo-European *werneh₂- (crow).

Compare Tocharian B wrauña, Lithuanian várna.

Pronunciation

Noun

bran m (plural brini or briny)

  1. crow

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish bran, from Primitive Irish ᚁᚏᚐᚅᚐ (brana), from Proto-Celtic *branos, from Proto-Indo-European *werneh₂- (crow) (compare Tocharian B wrauña, Lithuanian várna).

Noun

bran m (genitive singular brain, nominative plural brain)

  1. (literary) raven
    Synonym: fiach
Declension
Derived terms
  • branán m (raven; a principal piece in ancient board-game set; prince)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

bran m (genitive singular brain, nominative plural brain)

  1. bream (Abramis brama)
    Synonyms: bréan, deargán
Declension

Etymology 3

Noun

bran m (genitive singular bran)

  1. Clipping of bran (mór) (bran).
  2. Clipping of bran beag (pollard).
Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bran bhran mbran
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading


Old French

Noun

bran oblique singularm (oblique plural brans, nominative singular brans, nominative plural bran)

  1. Alternative form of branc

Old Irish

Etymology

From Primitive Irish ᚁᚏᚐᚅᚐ (brana), from Proto-Celtic *branos (raven), from Proto-Indo-European *werneh₂- (crow) (compare Tocharian B wrauña, Lithuanian várna).

Pronunciation

Noun

bran m (genitive brain or broin, nominative plural brain or broin)

  1. raven
    Synonyms: fiach, trogan

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: bran

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
bran bran
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/
mbran
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References


Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bornь. Cognate with Polish broń.

Pronunciation

Noun

brȃn f

  1. defense

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Feminine, i-stem, long mixed accent
nom. sing. brán
gen. sing. braní
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
brán braní braní
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
braní braní braní
dative
(dajȃlnik)
bráni branéma braném
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
brán braní braní
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
bráni branéh branéh
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
branjó branéma branmí

Further reading

  • bran”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English bran.

Noun

bran m

  1. bran (broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain), husks

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
bran fran mran unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bran”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies