branca
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Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Late Latin branca, possibly of Gaulish or other pre-Roman origin. Compare Occitan branca.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
branca f (plural branques)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “branca” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “branca” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician[edit]
Adjective[edit]
branca f sg
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin branca.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
branca f (plural branche)
- claw (of a cat etc.)
- talon (of a bird)
- branch (of knowledge etc.)
- (anatomy) branch
- (in the plural) clutches
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- branca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Perhaps of Celtic origin, from a hypothetical Gaulish *vranca, from Proto-Indo-European *wrónk-eh₂ (from which Proto-Balto-Slavic *ránkāˀ (“hand, arm”)). Possibly influenced by bracchium (“forearm; arm; limb of an animal (e.g. claw, tentacle); branch (of a tree)”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
branca f (genitive brancae); first declension (Late Latin)
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | branca | brancae |
| Genitive | brancae | brancārum |
| Dative | brancae | brancīs |
| Accusative | brancam | brancās |
| Ablative | brancā | brancīs |
| Vocative | branca | brancae |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- branca in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Occitan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin branca. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
branca f (plural brancas)
Alternative forms[edit]
- brancha (Limousin)
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: bran‧ca
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃kɐ
Adjective[edit]
branca
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