bron

See also: brón, broń, bróń, and bròn

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech bron, from Proto-Slavic *bronъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbron]
• Hyphenation: bron
• Rhymes: -on

Noun

bron m anim

1. (archaic) white horse

   Synonyms: bělouš, brůna

Declension

Declension of bron (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	bron	bronové, broni
genitive	brona	bronů
dative	bronovi, bronu	bronům
accusative	brona	brony
vocative	brone	bronové, broni
locative	bronovi, bronu	bronech
instrumental	bronem	brony

Related terms

• broný
• brůna

 

Further reading

• bron in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• bron in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Alternative forms

• born (dialectal, obsolete)

Etymology

From earlier born, from Middle Dutch borne, Old Dutch brunno, from Proto-West Germanic *brunnō, from Proto-Germanic *brunnô.

The inherited word underwent metathesis in Middle Dutch, but this was undone through influence from German Brunnen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɔn/

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• Hyphenation: bron
• Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

bron f (plural bronnen, diminutive bronnetje n)

1. source
2. spring, well

Derived terms

• bronbemaling
• bronbescherming
• bronnenonderzoek
• bronnentaal
• brononderzoek
• brontaal
• bronvermelding
• bronwater
• energiebron
• gasbron
• herbronnen
• hulpbron
• natuurbron
• oliebron
• spanningsbron
• stroombron
• warmtebron
• warmwaterbron
• waterbron

 

Descendants

• → Sranan Tongo: bron, blon

See also

• put
• spreng

Anagrams

• Born

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɔn/
• Rhymes: -ɔn
• Syllabification: bron

Noun

bron f

1. genitive plural of brona

Slovene

Etymology

From French bronze.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɔ́n/

Noun

brȍn m inan

1. bronze

Inflection

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Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	bròn
gen. sing.	brôna
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	bròn	brôna	brôni
genitive (rodȋlnik)	brôna	brônov	brônov
dative (dajȃlnik)	brônu	brônoma	brônom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	bròn	brôna	brône
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	brônu	brônih	brônih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	brônom	brônoma	brôni

Further reading

• “bron”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English burn.

Verb

bron

1. to burn

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bruːn/

Noun

bron

1. definite singular of bro

Volapük

Etymology

From Late Latin bronchus, from Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos, “windpipe”).

Noun

bron (nominative plural brons)

1. (anatomy) trachea

Declension

declension of bron

	singular	plural
nominative	bron	brons
genitive	brona	bronas
dative	brone	brones
accusative	broni	bronis
vocative 1	o bron!	o brons!
predicative 2	bronu	bronus

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh bronn, from Proto-Brythonic *bronn, from Proto-Celtic *brusū (“belly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɔn/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

bron f (plural bronnau)

1. (anatomy, biology) breast

   Synonyms: brest, mynwes

   Mae bronnau ardderchog gyda hi. (South)

   She has excellent breasts.

   • c. 1800, anonymous author, Suo Gân:

     Cariad mam sy dan fy mron

     A mother's love is under my breast

Noun

bron f (plural bronnydd)

1. round hill

Derived terms

• gerbron

Adverb

bron

1. almost

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bron	fron	mron	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.