brona
See also: broná, bróna, and Broňa
Lower Sorbian
brona
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *borna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbrɔna/
Noun
brona f
- harrow (device for smoothing and breaking up soil)
Declension
Declension of brona
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | brona | bronje | brony |
| Genitive | brony | bronowu | bronow |
| Dative | bronje | bronoma | bronam |
| Accusative | bronu | bronje | brony |
| Instrumental | bronu | bronoma | bronami |
| Locative | bronje | bronoma | bronach |
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “brona”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999), “brona”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *borna.[1] Doublet of brama (“gate”), derived from Old Czech.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbrɔ.na/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔna
- Syllabification: bro‧na
Noun
brona f
- (agriculture) harrow
- (fortifications) portcullis
Declension
Declension of brona
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | brona | brony |
| genitive | brony | bron |
| dative | bronie | bronom |
| accusative | bronę | brony |
| instrumental | broną | bronami |
| locative | bronie | bronach |
| vocative | brono | brony |
Derived terms
- bronować
References
- Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “brona”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
Further reading
- brona in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- brona in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
brona f (Cyrillic spelling брона)
- Bronze (alloy).
- (sports) A bronze medal.
- A cowbell.
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse bruni.
Noun
brona m
- Burning.[1][2]
- Fire, conflagration.[1][2]
Verb
brona
- To glow from feber.[2]
References
- Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Brona”, in Svenskt dialektlexikon: ordbok öfver svenska allmogespråket [Swedish dialectal lexicon: a dictionary for the Swedish lects] (in Swedish), 1962 edition, Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups Förlag, published 1862–1867, page 53
- Lindgren, J. V., 1940, “*bråne r., *bråna sv. v. 1”, in Orbok över Burträskmålet, page 20