broń

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See also: bron, brón, bróń, and bròn

Lower Sorbian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *bȏrnь[1], from Proto-Balto-Slavic *barˀnís[1], from Proto-Indo-European *bʰorH-n-i-[1]. Cognate with Upper Sorbian bróń[1].

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

broń f

  1. weapon

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 57. →ISBN

Further reading[edit]

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “broń”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999), “broń”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bȏrnь[1][2], from Proto-Balto-Slavic *barˀnís[2], from Proto-Indo-European *bʰorH-n-i-[2]. Cognate with Lower Sorbian broń[2] and Lithuanian bar̃nis (quarrel)[1][2]. See also Old Polish brodło (haystack). Direct meaning: something that can be used for defence (see bronić).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /brɔɲ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔɲ
  • Syllabification: broń

Noun[edit]

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broń f

  1. weapon, weaponry
    Synonym: oręż

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

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Related terms[edit]

noun
verb

Verb[edit]

broń

  1. second-person singular imperative of bronić

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “broń”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna, page 42
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 57.

Further reading[edit]

  • broń in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • broń in Polish dictionaries at PWN