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бран

/[bran]/
Bulgariannounverb

Grammatical form

бран is the indefinite masculine singular past passive participle form of бера́ — “to pick, to take, to gather.

See the full entry for бера́

Definitions

  1. 1.
    archaicdialectalwave
  2. 2.
    defense, resistance
  3. 3.
    datedfight, war
  4. 4.
    obsoletepicking, collecting
  5. 5.
    datedharvest

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms
Related words (5)

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

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