брань

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bornь.

Noun

брань • (branĭ) f

  1. battle

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [branʲ]

Etymology 1

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

Noun

брань • (branʹ) f inan (genitive бра́ни, nominative plural бра́ни, genitive plural бра́ней)

  1. scolding, invective, swearing
  2. (obsolete) battle, fight
    поле брани ― pole brani ― battlefield
Declension
Declension of брань (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative бра́нь
bránʹ		 бра́ни
bráni
genitive бра́ни
bráni		 бра́ней
bránej
dative бра́ни
bráni		 бра́ням
bránjam
accusative бра́нь
bránʹ		 бра́ни
bráni
instrumental бра́нью
bránʹju		 бра́нями
bránjami
prepositional бра́ни
bráni		 бра́нях
bránjax
Synonyms

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “брань”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “боронь”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress

Etymology 2

Noun

брань • (branʹ) f inan (genitive бра́ни, uncountable)

  1. cloth with fancy patterns
Declension
Declension of брань (inan sg-only fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a) 
singular
nominative бра́нь
bránʹ
genitive бра́ни
bráni
dative бра́ни
bráni
accusative бра́нь
bránʹ
instrumental бра́нью
bránʹju
prepositional бра́ни
bráni
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