брань

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Old Church Slavonic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *bornь.

Noun

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брань (branĭf

  1. battle
  2. dispute

Declension

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Russian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic брань (branĭ), from Proto-Slavic *bornь. Compare the inherited Old East Slavic боронь (boronĭ).

Noun

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брань (branʹf inan (genitive бра́ни, nominative plural бра́ни, genitive plural бра́ней, relational adjective бра́нный)

  1. scolding, invective, swearing
    Synonyms: ру́гань f (rúganʹ), руга́тельство n (rugátelʹstvo)
  2. (obsolete) battle, fight
    по́ле бра́ниpóle bránibattlefield
Declension
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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “брань”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “боронь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Etymology 2

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бра́ный (brányj) +‎ ()

Noun

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брань (branʹf inan (genitive бра́ни, uncountable)

  1. cloth with fancy patterns
Declension
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