brona

See also: broná, bróna, and Broňa

Lower Sorbian

brona

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *borna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɔna/

Noun

brona f

1. harrow (device for smoothing and breaking up soil)

Declension

Declension of brona

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	brona	bronje	brony
Genitive	brony	bronowu	bronow
Dative	bronje	bronoma	bronam
Accusative	bronu	bronje	brony
Instrumental	bronu	bronoma	bronami
Locative	bronje	bronoma	bronach

Further reading

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

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *borna. Doublet of brama (“gate”), derived from Old Czech.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɔ.na/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔna
• Syllabification: bro‧na

Noun

brona f

1. (agriculture) harrow
2. (fortifications) portcullis

Declension

Declension of brona

	singular	plural
nominative	brona	brony
genitive	brony	bron
dative	bronie	bronom
accusative	bronę	brony
instrumental	broną	bronami
locative	bronie	bronach
vocative	brono	brony

Derived terms

• bronować

 

Further reading

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

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

brona f (Cyrillic spelling брона)

1. Bronze (alloy).
2. (sports) A bronze medal.
3. A cowbell.