brenca

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Aragonese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia, possibly Celtic, from Proto-Celtic *brīnikā, a derivative of *brinos (“fiber, filament”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrugh-no- (“twig”), perhaps related to the root of English brush.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: /bre.ŋka/

Noun[edit]

brenca f

  1. a strand

Adverb[edit]

brenca

  1. (in negative phrases) at all
    No me fa brenca goi. ― I don't like it at all.
  2. any
    No gastes brenca d’aceite ― Don't use any oil
    No queda brenca de sal. ― There isn't any salt left.

Alternative forms[edit]

References[edit]

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

Aragonario

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia, possibly Celtic, from Proto-Celtic *brīnikā, a derivative of *brinos (“fiber, filament”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrugh-no- (“twig”), perhaps related to the root of English brush.[1]

Noun[edit]

brenca f (plural brencas)

  1. strand (especially of saffron)

References[edit]

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

Further reading[edit]

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