брань

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bornь.

Noun

брань • (branĭ) f

  1. battle
  2. dispute

Declension

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [branʲ]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic брань (branĭ), from Proto-Slavic *bornь. Compare the inherited Old East Slavic боронь (boronĭ).

Noun

брань • (branʹ) f inan (genitive бра́ни, nominative plural бра́ни, genitive plural бра́ней, relational adjective бра́нный)

  1. scolding, invective, swearing
    Synonyms: ру́гань f (rúganʹ), руга́тельство n (rugátelʹstvo)
  2. (obsolete) battle, fight
    по́ле бра́ниpóle bránibattlefield
Declension

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “брань”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “боронь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Etymology 2

бра́ный (brányj) + ()

Noun

брань • (branʹ) f inan (genitive бра́ни, uncountable)

  1. cloth with fancy patterns
Declension
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