bruņas

See also: brunas, brūnas, brūnās, bruñas, and bruņās

Latvian

Tanka bruņas (3)

Bruņuvilciens (4)

Bruņurupuča bruņas (2)

Bruņas (1)

Etymology

Together with its Old Prussian cognate brunyos, an early borrowing either from Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌾𐍉 (brunjō, “breastplate”) or from Old High German brunja (“breastplate”) (compare German Brünne (“coat of mail, mail shirt”)), either directly, or via a Slavic language (compare Old Church Slavonic брънѩ (brŭnję), Russian броня́ (bronjá, “armor, breastplate”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bruɲɑs]

Noun

bruņas f (4th declension) (plural only)

1. (history) armor (metal suit or cover that protects the body or a part of it during fights)

   tērauda, dzelzs bruņas ― steel, iron armor

   galvas, krūšu, roku bruņas ― head, chest, arm armor

   kaldināt bruņas ― to forge an armor

   uzvilkt bruņas ― to put on an armor

   bruņās tērpts jātnieks ― a knight dressed in armor

2. (zoology) protective layer or shell on animals, often made of bone or horn

   kaula bruņas ― bone protective layer

   bruņurupuča bruņas ― turtle shell

3. (military) armor (protective layer of metal which covers warships, military equipment, etc.)

   kreisera, tanka bruņas ― cruiser, tank armor

4. (usually in genitive) armored, provided with a protective metal layer

   bruņu vilciens, bruņuvilciens ― armored train

   bruņu cepure, bruņucepure ― helmet, hard hat (lit. armored hat)

   bruņu krekls, tērps ― armored shirt, vest

Declension

Declension of bruņas (4th declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	—	bruņas
genitive	—	bruņu
dative	—	bruņām
accusative	—	bruņas
instrumental	—	bruņām
locative	—	bruņās
vocative	—	bruņas

Derived terms

• bruņucepure, bruņu cepure
• bruņurupucis
• bruņuvilciens, bruņu vilciens