brancard
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French brancard.
Noun
brancard (plural brancards)
- (obsolete) A litter drawn by a horse, on which a person may be carried.
- 1814, Frances Burney, Journals and Letters, Penguin 2001, p. 479:
- Mr d'Arblay was not only renversé, the brancard striking him upon his breast, but flung to some distance by the force of the blow.
- 1814, Frances Burney, Journals and Letters, Penguin 2001, p. 479:
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French brancard.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brɑŋˈkaːr/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: bran‧card
Noun
brancard m (plural brancards, diminutive brancardje n)
- gurney, stretcher
- Synonyms: baar, draagbaar
Descendants
- → Indonesian: brankar
- → Papiamentu: brankar
French
Etymology
From branc, masculine form of branche (“branch”), with noun suffix -ard.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʁɑ̃.kaʁ/
Audio (file)
Noun
brancard m (plural brancards)
- shaft (of wagon, cart etc.)
- stretcher
Derived terms
- brancardage (noun)
- brancarder (verb)
- brancardier (noun)
- ruer dans les brancards
Descendants
- → Dutch: brancard
- → Indonesian: brankar
- → Papiamentu: brankar
- → English: brancard
- → Khmer: ប្រង់កា (prɑngkaa)
- → Persian: برانکارد (berânkârd)
- → Vietnamese: băng ca
Further reading
- “brancard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- 1868, A. Brachet, An etymological dictionary of the French language