Brain
Appearance
See also: brain
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, from mac an Bhreitheamhan (“son of the judge”), from breitheamh (“judge”).
Proper noun
[edit]Brain (plural Brains)
- A surname.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Brain is the 18156th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1533 individuals. Brain is most common among White (90.67%) individuals.
Anagrams
[edit]German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English brain. Doublet of Bregen.
Noun
[edit]Brain n (strong, genitive Brains, plural Brains)
- (youth slang, sometimes sarcastic) a smart person
- so ein Brain ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- 2020 November 8, Schwesta Grimm, Spieglein, Spieglein an der Wand, wer hat die meisten Follower im ganzen Land?: Die beliebtesten Märchen in derbe nicem Deutsch[1], Riva Verlag, →ISBN, →OCLC, Hänsel und Gretel, page 19:
- Also startete der Mann los und setzte die Kinder - voll assi - einfach allein im Wald aus. Hänsel und Gretel, so hießen die Kinder, waren aber die mega Brains und haben mit Steinen den Weg markiert und so wieder zurück nach Hause gefunden. Die dachten sich einfach: »Okay, Boomer, nice try.«
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Brain [neuter, strong]
North Frisian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Frisian brein, from Proto-West Germanic *bragn, from Proto-Germanic *bragną. Cognates include Saterland Frisian Brainge.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Brain m or f (plural Brainen)
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