bron

See also: brón, broń, bróń, and bròn

Czech

Etymology

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

Further reading

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

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • born (dialectal, obsolete)

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/
  • (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

Etymology

From French bronze.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brɔ́n/

Noun

brȍn m inan

  1. bronze

Inflection

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing. bròn
gen. sing. brôna
singular dual plural
nominative bròn brôna brôni
accusative bròn brôna brône
genitive brôna brônov brônov
dative brônu brônoma brônom
locative brônu brônih brônih
instrumental 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

  • IPA(key): /bruːn/

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

  • IPA(key): /brɔn/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

bron f (plural bronnau)

  1. (anatomy, biology) breast
    Synonyms: brest, mynwes
    Mae bronnau ardderchog gyda hi. (South)She has excellent breasts.[1]
    • c. 1800, anonymous, “Suo Gân”
      Cariad mam sy dan fy mron
      A mother's love is under my breast

Noun

bron f (plural bronnydd)

  1. round hill

Derived terms

  • gerbron

Adverb

bron

  1. almost

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
bron fron mron unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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