branka

See also: Branka and branką

Czech

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der.

Proto-Slavic *borna

Czech brána

Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀder.

Proto-Slavic *-ъka

Czech -ka

Czech branka

From brána + -ka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbraŋka]

Noun

branka f

1. diminutive of brána (“gate”)
2. gate (entrance to a garden or a cemetery)

   Synonym: vrátka

3. (sports) goal (an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
4. (sports) goal (point scored in a game as a result of placing the object into the goal)

Declension

Declension of branka (hard feminine reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	branka	branky
genitive	branky	branek
dative	brance	brankám
accusative	branku	branky
vocative	branko	branky
locative	brance	brankách
instrumental	brankou	brankami

Derived terms

• brankář m
• brankářka f
• brankářský
• branková čára f
• brankové území n
• brankoviště n
• brankový
• tah na bránu

Further reading

• “branka”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “branka”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “branka”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Maltese

Etymology

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Late Latin branca

Italian brancabor.

Maltese branka

Borrowed from Italian branca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbran.ka/
• Rhymes: -anka

Noun

branka f (plural branki or branek)

1. category, class
2. branch (of knowledge)
3. tentacle
4. flight of steps

Old Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈbranka/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈbranka/

Noun

branka f

1. diminutive of brána

Declension

Declension of branka (hard a-stem reducible)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	branka	brancě	branky
genitive	branky	brankú	branek
dative	brancě	brankama	brankám
accusative	branku	brancě	branky
vocative	branko	brancě	branky
locative	brancě	brankú	brankách
instrumental	brankú	brankama	brankami

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “branka”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Polish

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti

Proto-Balto-Slavic *bírāˀtei

Proto-Slavic *bьrati

Old Polish brać

Polish brać

Proto-Indo-European *-nisder.

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-nisder.

Proto-Slavic *-nь

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-is

Proto-Slavic *-ь

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-jas

Proto-Slavic *-jь

Proto-Slavic *-ьje

Proto-Slavic *-nьje

Old Polish -anie

Polish -anie

Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀder.

Proto-Slavic *-ъka

Old Polish -ka

Polish -ka

Polish -anka

Polish branka

From brać + -anka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbran.ka/

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• Rhymes: -anka
• Syllabification: bran‧ka

Noun

branka f

1. (historical) impressment for forced labor or military service

   Hypernym: pobór

2. (historical) female captive

   Synonym: jeniec

Declension

Declension of branka

	singular	plural
nominative	branka	branki
genitive	branki	branek
dative	brance	brankom
accusative	brankę	branki
instrumental	branką	brankami
locative	brance	brankach
vocative	branko	branki

Related terms

nouns

• bierka
• biorca

verb

• brać impf

Further reading

• “branka”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “branka”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)