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bron

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See also: brón, broń, bróń, and bròn

Czech

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Czech bron, from Proto-Slavic *bronъ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbron]
  • Hyphenation: bron
  • Rhymes: -on

Noun

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bron m anim

  1. (archaic) white horse
    Synonyms: bělouš, brůna

Declension

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Further reading

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  • bron”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • bron”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

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Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nl

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From earlier born, from Middle Dutch borne, Old Dutch brunno, from Proto-West Germanic *brunnō, from Proto-Germanic *brunnô.

The inherited word underwent metathesis in Middle Dutch, but this was undone through influence from German Brunnen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /brɔn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: bron
  • Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

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bron f (plural bronnen, diminutive bronnetje n)

  1. source
  2. spring, well

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Sranan Tongo: bron, blon

See also

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Anagrams

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Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɔn/
  • Rhymes: -ɔn
  • Syllabification: bron

Noun

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bron f

  1. genitive plural of brona

Slovene

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Slovene Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From French bronze.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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brȍn m inan

  1. bronze

Inflection

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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing. bròn
gen. sing. brôna
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
bròn brôna brôni
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
brôna brônov brônov
dative
(dajȃlnik)
brônu brônoma brônom
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
bròn brôna brône
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
brônu brônih brônih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
brônom brônoma brôni

Further reading

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  • bron”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • bron”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references

Sranan Tongo

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Etymology

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From English burn.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɾoŋ/, /ˈbɾon/, [ˈbɾʊ̞ŋ], [ˈbɾɔ̝ŋ]

Verb

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bron

  1. (transitive) to burn
  2. (intransitive) to burn
  3. to not keep one's word

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  • Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “bron”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary

Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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bron

  1. definite singular of bro

Volapük

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Etymology

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From Late Latin bronchus, from Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos, windpipe).

Noun

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bron (nominative plural brons)

  1. (anatomy) trachea

Declension

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh bronn, from Proto-Brythonic *bronn, from Proto-Celtic *brusū (belly).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bron f (plural bronnau)

  1. (anatomy, biology) breast
    Synonyms: brest, mynwes
    • c. 1800, anonymous author, Suo Gân:
      Cariad mam sy dan fy mron
      A mother's love is under my breast
    • 1979, Heini Gruffudd, Look Up The Welsh: A Welsh Phrase Book, Y Lolfa Press, →ISBN:
      Mae bronnau ardderchog gyda hi.[1] (South)
      "She has excellent breasts."

Derived terms

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Noun

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bron f (plural bronnydd)

  1. round hill

Derived terms

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Adverb

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bron

  1. almost

Mutation

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Mutated forms of bron
radical soft nasal aspirate
bron fron mron unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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