branca
See also: Branca and brâncă
Catalan
Etymology
From Late Latin branca, possibly of Gaulish or other pre-Roman origin. Compare Occitan branca.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈbɾaŋ.kə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈbɾaŋ.ka/
Audio (file)
Noun
branca f (plural branques)
- branch
Derived terms
- branc
- brancal
- brancam
- brancar
- brancatge
- brancó
Further reading
- “branca” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “branca” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Adjective
branca f sg
- feminine singular of branco
Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin branca.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbran.ka/
- Rhymes: -anka
- Hyphenation: bràn‧ca
Noun
branca f (plural branche)
- claw (of a cat etc.)
- talon (of a bird)
- branch (of knowledge etc.)
- (anatomy) branch
- (in the plural) clutches
Derived terms
- branco
- sbrancare
Further reading
- branca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Etymology
From Gaulish *uranka, from Proto-Indo-European *wert-.
Pronunciation
- (Proto-Romance) IPA(key): /ˈbranka/
Noun
branca f (genitive brancae); first declension (Late Latin)
- paw, foot
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | branca | brancae |
| Genitive | brancae | brancārum |
| Dative | brancae | brancīs |
| Accusative | brancam | brancās |
| Ablative | brancā | brancīs |
| Vocative | branca | brancae |
Descendants
- Catalan: branca
- English: branch
- French: branche (“branch”)
- German: Pranke
- Italian: branca
- Occitan: branca
- Romanian: brâncă (“hand”)
- Spanish: branca
References
- branca in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Occitan
Etymology
From Late Latin branca. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- (Languedoc) IPA(key): /ˈbɾaŋko/
Noun
branca f (plural brancas)
- (Languedoc, Provençal) branch
Alternative forms
- brancha (Limousin)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɾɐ̃.kɐ/
- Hyphenation: bran‧ca
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃kɐ
Adjective
branca
- feminine singular of branco