bron

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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

Related terms

Further reading

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

Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nl

Alternative forms

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/
  • audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: bron
  • Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

bron f (plural bronnen, diminutive bronnetje n)

  1. source
  2. spring, well

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Sranan Tongo: bron, blon

See also

Anagrams

Polish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bron f

  1. genitive plural of brona

Slovene

Slovene Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

From French bronze.

Pronunciation

Noun

brȍn m inan

  1. bronze

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
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

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

Welsh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

bron f (plural bronnau)

  1. (anatomy, biology) breast
    Synonyms: brest, mynwes
    • c. 1800, anonymous author, Suo Gân:
      Cariad mam sy dan fy mron
      A mother's love is under my breast
    • 1979, Heini Gruffudd, Look Up The Welsh: A Welsh Phrase Book, Y Lolfa Press, →ISBN:
      Mae bronnau ardderchog gyda hi.[1] (South)
      "She has excellent breasts."

Derived terms

Noun

bron f (plural bronnydd)

  1. round hill

Derived terms

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.

References