бран
/[bran]/
Bulgariannounverb
Grammatical form
бран is the indefinite masculine singular past passive participle form of бера́ — “to pick, to take, to gather”.
Definitions
- 1.archaicdialectalwave
- 2.defense, resistance
- 3.datedfight, war
- 4.obsoletepicking, collecting
- 5.datedharvest
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
Uncertain. Perhaps related to Proto-Slavic *borzda (“furrow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“to pierce, to bore”). Cognate with Macedonian бран (bran).
Forms
- branromanization
- бранindefinite • singular
- бра́новеindefinite • plural
- бра́нътdefinite • singular • subjective
- бра́новетеdefinite • plural • subjective
- бра́наdefinite • objective • singular
- бра́новетеdefinite • objective • plural
- -count-form • singular
- бра́наcount-form • plural
- бра́ниindefinite • plural
- бранта́definite • singular
- бра́нитеdefinite • plural