brân

See also: bran

Welsh

brain

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *bran, from Proto-Celtic *branos, from Proto-Indo-European *werneh₂-.

Compare Tocharian B wrauña, Lithuanian várna, Polish wrona.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /braːn/

Noun

brân f (plural brain)

  1. crow; rook; raven

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
brân frân mrân unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • “brân”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, 2014

West Frisian

Noun

brân c (plural brannen, diminutive brântsje)

  1. fire (occurrence of fire)
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