brana

See also: brána, Braňa, bråna, and bɽaŋa

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbrana]

Verb

brana

1. nominative singular feminine of brany

Occitan

Pronunciation

• Audio (Gascony):

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Noun

brana f (plural branas)

1. (Gascony) heather (plant)

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbra.na/
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: bra‧na

Participle

brana

1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of brany

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bra‧na

Noun

brana f (plural branas)

1. (physics) brane (hypothetical object extending across a number of spatial dimensions)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Deverbal from brániti (“to defend, protect; obstruct, stop”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brǎːna/
• Hyphenation: bra‧na
• Rhymes: -ǎːna

Noun

brána f (Cyrillic spelling бра́на)

1. dam

Declension

Declension of brana

	singular	plural
nominative	brana	brane
genitive	brane	brana
dative	brani	branama
accusative	branu	brane
vocative	brano	brane
locative	brani	branama
instrumental	branom	branama

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *borna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brǎːna/
• Hyphenation: bra‧na
• Rhymes: -ǎːna

Noun

brána f (Cyrillic spelling бра́на)

1. harrow

Declension

Declension of brana

	singular	plural
nominative	brana	brane
genitive	brane	brana
dative	brani	branama
accusative	branu	brane
vocative	brano	brane
locative	brani	branama
instrumental	branom	branama

References

• “brana”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Slovene

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *borna. First attested in the 16th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bràːna/

Noun

brána f

1. harrow

Declension

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, a-stem
nom. sing.	brána
gen. sing.	bráne
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	brána	bráni	bráne
genitive (rodȋlnik)	bráne	brán	brán
dative (dajȃlnik)	bráni	bránama	bránam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	bráno	bráni	bráne
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	bráni	bránah	bránah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	bráno	bránama	bránami

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, a-stem, long mixed accent
nom. sing.	brána
gen. sing.	brané
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	brána	brané	brané
genitive (rodȋlnik)	brané	brán	brán
dative (dajȃlnik)	bráni	branáma	branàm
accusative (tožȋlnik)	branó	brané	brané
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	bráni	branàh	branàh
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	branó	branáma	branámi

Further reading

• “brana”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “brana”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾana/ [ˈbɾa.na]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: bra‧na

Noun

brana f (plural branas)

1. (physics) brane