brana

See also: brána, Braňa, bråna, and bɽaŋa

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbrana]

Verb

brana

  1. nominative singular feminine of brany

Occitan

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Gascony):(file)

Noun

brana f (plural branas)

  1. (Gascony) heather (plant)

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbra.na/
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: bra‧na

Participle

brana

  1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of brany

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bra‧na

Noun

brana f (plural branas)

  1. (physics) brane (hypothetical object extending across a number of spatial dimensions)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Deverbal from brániti (to defend, protect; obstruct, stop).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brǎːna/
  • Hyphenation: bra‧na
  • Rhymes: -ǎːna

Noun

brána f (Cyrillic spelling бра́на)

  1. dam
Declension
Declension of brana
singular plural
nominative brana brane
genitive brane brana
dative brani branama
accusative branu brane
vocative brano brane
locative brani branama
instrumental branom branama

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *borna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brǎːna/
  • Hyphenation: bra‧na
  • Rhymes: -ǎːna

Noun

brána f (Cyrillic spelling бра́на)

  1. harrow
Declension
Declension of brana
singular plural
nominative brana brane
genitive brane brana
dative brani branama
accusative branu brane
vocative brano brane
locative brani branama
instrumental branom branama

References

  • brana”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *borna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bràːna/

Noun

brána f

  1. harrow

Declension

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.
Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing. brána
gen. sing. bráne
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
brána bráni bráne
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
bráne brán brán
dative
(dajȃlnik)
bráni bránama bránam
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
bráno bráni bráne
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
bráni bránah bránah
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
bráno bránama bránami
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.
Feminine, a-stem, long mixed accent
nom. sing. brána
gen. sing. brané
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
brána brané brané
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
brané brán brán
dative
(dajȃlnik)
bráni branáma branàm
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
branó brané brané
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
bráni branàh branàh
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
branó branáma branámi

Further reading

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɾana/ [ˈbɾa.na]
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: bra‧na

Noun

brana f (plural branas)

  1. (physics) brane