broń

See also: bron, brón, bróń, and bròn

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɔnʲ/

Noun

broń f ?

1. weapon

Declension

Declension of broń

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	broń	broni	broni
Genitive	broni	bronjowu	bronjow
Dative	broni	bronjoma	bronjam
Accusative	broń	broni	broni
Instrumental	bronju	bronjoma	bronjami
Locative	broni	bronjoma	bronjach

Further reading

• 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

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Polish

Etymology

• From Proto-Slavic *bȏrnь, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Balto-Slavic *bor-n-i-, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *bʰorH-n-i-. Cognate with Lower Sorbian broń and Lithuanian bar̃nis (“quarrel”). See also (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Polish brodło (“haystack”). Direct meaning: something that can be used for defence (see bronić).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɔɲ/

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Noun

broń f

1. weapon, weaponry

Declension

Declension of broń

	singular	plural
nominative	broń	bronie
genitive	broni	broni
dative	broni	broniom
accusative	broń	bronie
instrumental	bronią	broniami
locative	broni	broniach
vocative	broni	bronie

Synonyms

• oręż

Hyponyms

• armata, karabin, kusza, łuk, maczuga, miecz, muszkiet, nóż, pistolet, strzelba

Related terms

• (verb) bronić
• (noun) obrona f

Verb

broń

1. second-person singular imperative of bronić

Further reading

• broń in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
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