bran
English
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)
- 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.
- (ornithology) The European carrion crow.
Translations
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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)
Inflection
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See also
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Occitan brand, from Vulgar Latin *brandus, from Frankish *brand.
Pronunciation
Noun
bran m (plural brans)
Related terms
Further reading
- “bran” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “bran”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “bran” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “bran” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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)
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)
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)
Declension
Etymology 3
Noun
bran m (genitive singular bran)
- Clipping of bran (mór) (“bran”).
- Clipping of bran beag (“pollard”).
Declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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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
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bran”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 bran (‘raven’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bran”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “bran”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Old French
Noun
bran oblique singular, m (oblique plural brans, nominative singular brans, nominative plural bran)
- 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)
Inflection
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Vocative | |||
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
- Irish: bran
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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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
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 bran”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bornь. Cognate with Polish broń.
Pronunciation
Noun
brȃn f
Inflection
Feminine, i-stem, long mixed accent | |||
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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
Noun
bran m
Derived terms
- bran gwenith (“wheat-bran”)
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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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
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