branda

See also: Branda

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈbɾan.də]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈbɾan.da]

Verb

branda

1. inflection of brandar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Faroese

Verb

branda (third person singular past indicative brandaði, third person plural past indicative brandað, supine brandað)

1. (poetic, kvæði) to shine (the sun)

   sól tók fagurt at branda

   the sun began to shine beautifully

Conjugation

Conjugation of branda (group v-30)

infinitive	branda
supine	brandað
	present	past
first singular	brandi	brandaði
second singular	brandar	brandaði
third singular	brandar	brandaði
plural	branda	brandaðu
participle (a6)1	brandandi	brandaður
	imperative
singular	branda!
plural	brandið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾanda/ [ˈbɾan̪.d̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -anda
• Hyphenation: bran‧da

Etymology 1

Unknown. Perhaps related to Galician braña or from Vulgar Latin *vērānata, from Vulgar Latin *vērānum, via *verãada (Cf. gando). Compare Portuguese branda.

Noun

branda f (plural brandas)

1. summertime pasture

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

branda

1. inflection of brandir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

References

• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “branda”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “branda”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpranta]
• Rhymes: -anta

Etymology 1

Noun

branda f (genitive singular bröndu, nominative plural bröndur)

1. small trout

Declension

Declension of branda (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	branda	brandan	bröndur	bröndurnar
accusative	bröndu	brönduna	bröndur	bröndurnar
dative	bröndu	bröndunni	bröndum	bröndunum
genitive	bröndu	bröndunnar	brandna, branda	brandnanna, brandanna

Etymology 2

Noun

branda

1. indefinite accusative/genitive plural of brandur

Irish

Alternative forms

• brannda (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠɑun̪ˠd̪ˠə/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠan̪ˠd̪ˠə/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠæn̪ˠd̪ˠə/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English brand.

Noun

branda m (genitive singular branda, nominative plural brandaí)

1. brand

Declension

Declension of branda (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative branda brandaí vocative a bhranda a bhrandaí genitive branda brandaí dative branda brandaí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an branda na brandaí genitive an bhranda na mbrandaí dative leis an mbranda don bhranda leis na brandaí

Derived terms

• branda tí (“house brand”)
• ainm branda (“brand name”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English brandy.

Noun

branda m (genitive singular branda, nominative plural brandaí)

1. brandy

Declension

Declension of branda (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative branda brandaí vocative a bhranda a bhrandaí genitive branda brandaí dative branda brandaí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an branda na brandaí genitive an bhranda na mbrandaí dative leis an mbranda don bhranda leis na brandaí

Derived terms

• im branda (“brandy butter”)

Etymology 3

See branra.

Noun

branda m (genitive singular branda, nominative plural brandaí)

1. alternative form of branra (“supporting bar; rest, support; tripod; gridiron; (penal) stocks; partly submerged reef”)

Declension

Declension of branda (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative branda brandaí vocative a bhranda a bhrandaí genitive branda brandaí dative branda brandaí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an branda na brandaí genitive an bhranda na mbrandaí dative leis an mbranda don bhranda leis na brandaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of branda

radical	lenition	eclipsis
branda	bhranda	mbranda

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 50
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “branda”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “branda”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “branda”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 16

Italian

Noun

branda f (plural brande)

1. camp bed, cot
2. hammock

Kabuverdianu

Alternative forms

• brandá (Barlavento)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd

Proto-Italic *ad

Proto-Italic *ad-

Latin ad-

Old Galician-Portuguese a-

Portuguese a-

Portuguese brando

Proto-Italic *-āzi

▲

Latin -ereinflu.

Latin -āre

Old Galician-Portuguese -ar

Portuguese -ar

Portuguese abrandarder.

Kabuverdianu branda

Derived from Portuguese abrandar.

Verb

branda

1. (Sotavento) to calm

   Synonyms: (Sotavento) kalma, (Barlavento) sosegá

References

• Gonçalves, Manuel (2015), Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary (overall work in English), Mili Mila, →ISBN
• Veiga, Manuel (2012), Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro

Lithuanian

Etymology

Postverbal back-formation from *brandyti (“to mature, ripen”), from Proto-Baltic *brand-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrond-, possibly a nasal extension of *bʰer- (“to bear”). Compare Latvian briedums (“mature”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɐnˈdɐ/

Noun

brandà f (plural brañdos) stress pattern 4

1. good harvest, fertility
2. maturity

Declension

Declension of brandà

	singular	plural
nominative	brandà	brañdos
genitive	brandõs	brandų̃
dative	brañdai	brandóms
accusative	brañdą	brandàs
instrumental	brandà	brandomi̇̀s
locative	brandojè	brandosè
vocative	brañda	brañdos

Derived terms

• brandingas
• brandõs atestãtas
• brandus

Related terms

• brandinti
• brandis
• branduolys
• brendėti
• bręsti

References

• “branda”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026
• Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007), Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language]‎^[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Vilnius University
• “branda”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɑn.dɑ/
• Rhymes: -ɑn.dɑ

Noun

branda

1. genitive plural of brand

Old Norse

Noun

branda

1. accusative/genitive plural of brandr

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɐ̃.dɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɐ̃.dɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃dɐ
• Hyphenation: bran‧da

Etymology 1

Unknown. Perhaps related to Galician braña or from Vulgar Latin *vērānata, from Vulgar Latin *vērānum, via *verãada (compare dialectal gando). Compare also Galician branda.

Noun

branda f (plural brandas)

1. (Minho) summertime pasture

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

branda

1. feminine singular of brando

References

• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “branda”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Further reading

• “branda”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “branda”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish برانده (buranda, “a sailor's hammock”), from Italian branda. Cognates with Greek μπράντα (bránta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾan.da/
• Hyphenation: bran‧da

Noun

branda (definite accusative brandayı, plural brandalar)

1. (nautical) Thick, waterproof cloth used on ships; canvas, boat canvas.
2. (nautical) A hammock for sailors and ship crew to sleep in.

Declension

Declension of branda

singular plural nominative branda brandalar definite accusative brandayı brandaları dative brandaya brandalara locative brandada brandalarda ablative brandadan brandalardan genitive brandanın brandaların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular brandam brandalarım 2nd singular brandan brandaların 3rd singular brandası brandaları 1st plural brandamız brandalarımız 2nd plural brandanız brandalarınız 3rd plural brandaları brandaları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular brandamı brandalarımı 2nd singular brandanı brandalarını 3rd singular brandasını brandalarını 1st plural brandamızı brandalarımızı 2nd plural brandanızı brandalarınızı 3rd plural brandalarını brandalarını dative singular plural 1st singular brandama brandalarıma 2nd singular brandana brandalarına 3rd singular brandasına brandalarına 1st plural brandamıza brandalarımıza 2nd plural brandanıza brandalarınıza 3rd plural brandalarına brandalarına locative singular plural 1st singular brandamda brandalarımda 2nd singular brandanda brandalarında 3rd singular brandasında brandalarında 1st plural brandamızda brandalarımızda 2nd plural brandanızda brandalarınızda 3rd plural brandalarında brandalarında ablative singular plural 1st singular brandamdan brandalarımdan 2nd singular brandandan brandalarından 3rd singular brandasından brandalarından 1st plural brandamızdan brandalarımızdan 2nd plural brandanızdan brandalarınızdan 3rd plural brandalarından brandalarından genitive singular plural 1st singular brandamın brandalarımın 2nd singular brandanın brandalarının 3rd singular brandasının brandalarının 1st plural brandamızın brandalarımızın 2nd plural brandanızın brandalarınızın 3rd plural brandalarının brandalarının

Derived terms

• branda bezi

Further reading

• “branda”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “branda”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 679