brân
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh bran, 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/
- Rhymes: -aːn
Noun
brân f (plural brain)
- crow, bird of genus Corvus
- especially rook (Corvus frugilegus)
- Synonym: ydfran
- and raven (Corvus corax)
- Synonym: cigfran
- especially rook (Corvus frugilegus)
- crowbar
- mouldboard (of plough)
- Synonym: chwelydr
- ratchet bar (of cart)
Derived terms
- baglau brain (“spidery writing”)
- brân dyddyn, brân furgyn (“carrion crow”)
- brân fraith (“pied crow”)
- brân goesgoch, brân bicoch, brân Gernyw (“chough”)
- brân lwyd (“hooded crow”)
- brân wen (“white crow; rarity”)
- brân y goedwig (“large-billed crow”)
- brân y tai (“house crow”)
- bwbach brain, bwgan brain (“scarecrow”)
- cigfran (“raven”)
- crafanc y frân, troed y frân (“crowfoot, buttercup”)
- fel yr hed y frân (“as the crow flies”)
- ffrwythfrân (“fruitcrow”)
- gwyn y gwêl y frân ei chyw (“a parent does not see the faults of his or her own child”)
- llus y brain (“crowberries”)
- mwyar y brain (“bilberries”)
- traed brain (“mess; crow's feet”)
- ydfran, brân bigwen, cadfran (“rook”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| brân | frân | mrân | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “brân”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian brand, from Proto-West Germanic *brand.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbrɔːn/
Noun
brân c (plural brannen, diminutive brantsje)
- fire, occurrence of fire
Further reading
- “brân (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011