branche

See also: Branche and branché

Danish

Etymology

From French branche (“branch (of a tree)”), from Late Latin branca (“footprint, paw”), possibly from Gaulish *vranca, from Proto-Indo-European *wrónkeh₂, cognate with Danish vrå (“corner”) and Russian рука́ (ruká, “arm, hand”).

Compare German Branche.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈb̥ʁɑŋɕə]

Noun

branche c (singular definite branchen, plural indefinite brancher)

1. sector, a specific trade or industry, a line of work

Declension

Declension of branche

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	branche	branchen	brancher	brancherne
genitive	branches	branchens	branchers	branchernes

Further reading

• “branche” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁɑ̃ʃ/

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French branche, from Late Latin branca, possibly of Gaulish origin.

Noun

branche f (plural branches)

1. branch (of tree)
2. branch (of an organization)

Derived terms

• brancher
• vieille branche

Descendants

• → Danish: branche
• → Dutch: branche
• → German: Branche
• → Norwegian: bransje
• → Norwegian Nynorsk: bransje
• → Polish: branża
• → Swedish: bransch

See also

• brindille

Etymology 2

Verb

branche

1. inflection of brancher:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “branche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbran.ke/
• Rhymes: -anke
• Hyphenation: bràn‧che

Noun

branche f

1. plural of branca

Middle English

Noun

branche

1. Alternative form of braunche

Old French

Alternative forms

• branke (less common)

Etymology

From Late Latin branca. More at English branch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾant͡ʃə/
• Rhymes: -antʃə

Noun

branche oblique singular, f (oblique plural branches, nominative singular branche, nominative plural branches)

1. branch (appendage of a tree)

Descendants

• Bourguignon: brainche
• Champenois: brainche (Troyen), brainte (Rémois)
• Franc-Comtois: braintche
• French: branche
• Lorrain: brainche
• Norman: braunque (Continental Normandy), branque (Jèrriais), brànque (Guernésiais)
• Picard: branke
• Poitevin-Saintongeais: branche
• → Middle English: braunche

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (branche, supplement)