brandy

See also: Brandy

English

Etymology

Shortened form of brandywine, from Dutch brandewijn (“burnt wine”). Compare German Brantewein, Branntwein, Danish brændevin.

Pronunciation

• enPR: brănʹdē
• (UK)
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹændi/
  • (Standard Southern British) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹandɪj/

    • Audio (Southern England):

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  • (Northern England) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹandi/, /-dɪ/, /-dɛ/
  • (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾande/, /-dɪ/, /-di/
  • (Wales, Liverpool) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾandi/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹændi/, [ˈbɹɛəndi]
• (Australia) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹæːndi/, [ˈbɹæːndi] ~ [ˈbɹɛːndi] ~ [ˈbɹeːndi]
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɛndi/
• Rhymes: -ændi

Noun

brandy (countable and uncountable, plural brandies)

2. (uncountable) An alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice.

   Synonym: eau de vie (brandy sense)

   Hyponyms: cognac, aqua vitae, eau de vie (hardest sense)

3. (countable) Any variety of such liquor.
4. (countable) A serving of such liquor.

Derived terms

• apple brandy
• apricot brandy
• Brandy Alexander
• brandy and soda
• brandy-ball
• brandy ball
• brandy bottle
• brandy-bottle
• brandy bowl
• brandy butter
• brandy-cherry
• brandy-cowe
• brandy fruit
• brandy glass
• Brandy Hill
• brandyless
• brandylike
• brandy mint
• brandy paper
• brandy pawnee
• brandy-pawnee
• brandy-peach
• brandy-smash
• brandy snap
• brandy snifter
• brandywine
• cherry brandy
• cider brandy
• corn-brandy
• cut brandy
• fruit brandy
• Napoleon brandy
• peach brandy
• plum brandy
• pomace brandy

Descendants

• → Abenaki: blandi
• → Basque: brandy
• → Cebuano: brandi
• → Cantonese: 拔蘭地 / 拔兰地 (bat⁶ laan^4-1 dei^6-2), 白蘭地 / 白兰地 (baak⁶ laan^4-1 dei^6-2)
• → Czech: brandy
• → Danish: brandy
• → Dutch: brandy
• → Esperanto: brando
• → Estonian: brändi
• → Finnish: brandy
• → Galician: brandy
• → German: Brandy
• → Greek: μπράντι (bránti)
• → Hokkien: 物蘭池 / 物兰池 (bu̍t-lân-tî)
• → Hungarian: brandy
• → Icelandic: brandí
• → Irish: branda
• → Italian: brandy
• → Japanese: ブランデー (burandē)
• → Korean: 브랜디 (beuraendi)
• → Lower Sorbian: brandy
• → Mandarin: 白蘭地 / 白兰地 (báilándì)
• → Norwegian: brandy
• → Occitan: brandy
• → Polish: brandy
• → Portuguese: brande, (unadapted form) brandy
• → Romanian: brandy
• → Russian: бренди (brendi)
  • → Armenian: բրենդի (brendi)
• → Scottish Gaelic: branndaidh
• → Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic script: бренди

  Latin script: brendi

• → Spanish: brandy
• → Swahili: brandi
• → Swedish: brandy
• → Tagalog: brandi
• → Thai: บรั่นดี (bà-ràn-dii)
• → Turkish: brendi
• → Ukrainian: бренді (brendi)
• → Vietnamese: brandy, branđi
• → Welsh: brandi

Translations

liquor

• Arabic: بَرَانْدِي m (barandī), بْرَانْدِي m (brandī), كُونْيَاك m (kunyāk), كُونْيَاك m (kunyak)
• Armenian: կոնյակ (hy) (konyak), (rare) բրենդի (hy) (brendi), (neologism) արբուն (hy) (arbun)
• Belarusian: брэ́ндзі n (bréndzi), канья́к m (kanʹják)
• Bulgarian: коня́к m (konják), ракия (bg) f (rakija), бре́нди n (bréndi)
• Catalan: brandi (ca) m, conyac m
• Chamicuro: awalente
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 拔蘭地 / 拔兰地 (bat⁶ laan^4-1 dei²), 白蘭地 / 白兰地 (baak⁶ laan^4-1 dei²), 干邑 (gon¹ jap¹)

  Mandarin: 白蘭地 / 白兰地 (zh) (báilándì)

• Czech: brandy (cs) m
• Danish: brandy c
• Dutch: brandewijn (nl)
• Esperanto: brando (eo)
• Estonian: brändi
• Finnish: brandy (fi) (from grapes); viina (fi) (from other fruit)
• French: brandy (fr) m, eau-de-vie (fr)
• Galician: brandy (gl) m
• Georgian: ბრენდი (brendi), კონიაკი (ḳoniaḳi)
• German: Kognak (de) m, Brandy (de) m, Weinbrand (de) m, Branntwein (de) m
• Greek: κονιάκ (el) n (koniák)
• Hawaiian: palani
• Hebrew: קוֹנְיָאק (he) m (qonyáq), יַיִן שָׂרָף (he) m (yáyin saráf), יי״ש m (YaSH) (acronym)
• Hindi: ब्रांडी (hi) f (brāṇḍī), बरांडी (hi) f (barāṇḍī)
• Hungarian: borpárlat (hu)
• Italian: brandy (it) m
• Japanese: ブランデー (ja) (burandē), コニャック (ja) (konyakku)
• Korean: 브랜디 (ko) (beuraendi), 코냑 (konyak)
• Latvian: brendijs (lv) m
• Lithuanian: brendis m
• Macedonian: бре́нди n (bréndi)
• Māori: parani
• Marathi: ब्रँडी f (brĕṇḍī)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: brandy m

  Nynorsk: Branntwien m, Brammwien m, Brandy m

• Plautdietsch: Brauntwien m
• Polabian: barvin m, brandevińă m
• Polish: brandy (pl) f, wypalanka f, winiak (pl) m
• Portuguese: brande (pt) m, brandy (pt) m, conhaque (pt) m
• Romanian: rachiu (ro), vinars (ro)
• Russian: бре́нди (ru) m (brɛ́ndi), конья́к (ru) m (konʹják)
• Scottish Gaelic: branndaidh f
• Serbo-Croatian: brendi (sh) m
• Spanish: brandy (es) m, coñac (es) m
• Swahili: brandi (sw)
• Swedish: konjak (sv) c, brandy (sv) c
• Tagalog: brandi
• Thai: บรั่นดี (th) (bà-ràn-dii)
• Tocharian B: śakse
• Ukrainian: бре́нді n (bréndi), конья́к m (konʹják)
• Vietnamese: rượu branđi
• Volapük: konyak (vo), filavin, yägin

variety of brandy

• Bulgarian: бре́нди n (bréndi)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 白蘭地 / 白兰地 (zh) (báilándì)

• Finnish: brandy (fi) (from grapes); viina (fi) (from other fruit)
• Greek: μπράντι (el) n (bránti)
• Macedonian: бре́нди n (bréndi)
• Marathi: ब्रँडी f (brĕṇḍī)
• Russian: бре́нди (ru) m (brɛ́ndi)
• Serbo-Croatian: brendi (sh) m

glass of brandy

• Bulgarian: чаша бре́нди f (čaša bréndi)
• Finnish: brandy (fi) (from grapes); viina (fi) (from other fruit)
• German: (coll.) Kurzer (de) m
• Greek: μπράντι (el) n (bránti)
• Macedonian: бре́нди n (bréndi)
• Marathi: ब्रँडी f (brĕṇḍī)
• Russian: бре́нди (ru) m (brɛ́ndi)
• Serbo-Croatian: brendi (sh) m

Verb

brandy (third-person singular simple present brandies, present participle brandying, simple past and past participle brandied)

1. (transitive) To preserve, flavour, or mix with brandy.

Translations

to preserve, flavour, or mix with brandy

• Finnish: säilöä brandyyn; maustaa brandyllä; sekoittaa brandyä (johonkin)
• Vietnamese: rượu nặng

See also

• cognac

Czech

Etymology

Etymology tree

Middle Dutch brantwijn

Dutch brandewijnbor.

English brandywineclip.

English brandyubor.

Czech brandy

Unadapted borrowing from English brandy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbrɛndɪ]
• Hyphenation: bran‧dy

Noun

brandy n or f (indeclinable)

1. brandy (alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice)

Further reading

• “brandy”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “brandy”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “brandy”, in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2026, slovnikcestiny.cz
• “brandy”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Danish

Etymology

From English brandy, shortened from brandywine, from Dutch brandewijn. Doublet of brændevin.

Noun

brandy

1. brandy

Finnish

Etymology

From English brandy, short for brandywine, from Dutch brandewijn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrændi/, [ˈbrændi]
• Rhymes: -ændi
• Homophone: brändi
• Syllabification^(key): bran‧dy
• Hyphenation^(key): bran‧dy

Noun

brandy

1. brandy (distilled spirit made of grapes)

   Synonym: rypäleviina

Declension

Inflection of brandy (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		brandy	brandyt
genitive		brandyn	brandyjen
partitive		brandyä	brandyjä
illative		brandyyn	brandyihin
		singular	plural
nominative		brandy	brandyt
accusative	nom.	brandy	brandyt
	gen.	brandyn
genitive		brandyn	brandyjen
partitive		brandyä	brandyjä
inessive		brandyssä	brandyissä
elative		brandystä	brandyistä
illative		brandyyn	brandyihin
adessive		brandyllä	brandyillä
ablative		brandyltä	brandyiltä
allative		brandylle	brandyille
essive		brandynä	brandyinä
translative		brandyksi	brandyiksi
abessive		brandyttä	brandyittä
instructive		—	brandyin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of brandy (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative brandyni brandyni accusative nom. brandyni brandyni gen. brandyni genitive brandyni brandyjeni partitive brandyäni brandyjäni inessive brandyssäni brandyissäni elative brandystäni brandyistäni illative brandyyni brandyihini adessive brandylläni brandyilläni ablative brandyltäni brandyiltäni allative brandylleni brandyilleni essive brandynäni brandyinäni translative brandykseni brandyikseni abessive brandyttäni brandyittäni instructive — — comitative — brandyineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative brandysi brandysi accusative nom. brandysi brandysi gen. brandysi genitive brandysi brandyjesi partitive brandyäsi brandyjäsi inessive brandyssäsi brandyissäsi elative brandystäsi brandyistäsi illative brandyysi brandyihisi adessive brandylläsi brandyilläsi ablative brandyltäsi brandyiltäsi allative brandyllesi brandyillesi essive brandynäsi brandyinäsi translative brandyksesi brandyiksesi abessive brandyttäsi brandyittäsi instructive — — comitative — brandyinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative brandymme brandymme accusative nom. brandymme brandymme gen. brandymme genitive brandymme brandyjemme partitive brandyämme brandyjämme inessive brandyssämme brandyissämme elative brandystämme brandyistämme illative brandyymme brandyihimme adessive brandyllämme brandyillämme ablative brandyltämme brandyiltämme allative brandyllemme brandyillemme essive brandynämme brandyinämme translative brandyksemme brandyiksemme abessive brandyttämme brandyittämme instructive — — comitative — brandyinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative brandynne brandynne accusative nom. brandynne brandynne gen. brandynne genitive brandynne brandyjenne partitive brandyänne brandyjänne inessive brandyssänne brandyissänne elative brandystänne brandyistänne illative brandyynne brandyihinne adessive brandyllänne brandyillänne ablative brandyltänne brandyiltänne allative brandyllenne brandyillenne essive brandynänne brandyinänne translative brandyksenne brandyiksenne abessive brandyttänne brandyittänne instructive — — comitative — brandyinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative brandynsä brandynsä accusative nom. brandynsä brandynsä gen. brandynsä genitive brandynsä brandyjensä partitive brandyään brandyänsä brandyjään brandyjänsä inessive brandyssään brandyssänsä brandyissään brandyissänsä elative brandystään brandystänsä brandyistään brandyistänsä illative brandyynsä brandyihinsä adessive brandyllään brandyllänsä brandyillään brandyillänsä ablative brandyltään brandyltänsä brandyiltään brandyiltänsä allative brandylleen brandyllensä brandyilleen brandyillensä essive brandynään brandynänsä brandyinään brandyinänsä translative brandykseen brandyksensä brandyikseen brandyiksensä abessive brandyttään brandyttänsä brandyittään brandyittänsä instructive — — comitative — brandyineen brandyinensä

See also

• hedelmäviina

Further reading

• “brandy”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁɑ̃.di/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (Switzerland (Valais)):

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• Audio (France (Saint-Étienne)):

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• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

brandy m (plural brandys)

1. brandy

Synonyms

• eau-de-vie

Hyponyms

• cognac

Further reading

• “brandy”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English brandy.

Noun

brandy m

1. brandy

Polish

brandy

Etymology

Etymology tree

Middle Dutch brantwijn

Dutch brandewijnbor.

English brandywineclip.

English brandyubor.

Polish brandy

Unadapted borrowing from English brandy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɛn.dɘ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛndɘ
• Syllabification: bran‧dy

Noun

brandy f (indeclinable)

1. brandy (alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice)

Further reading

• “brandy”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “brandy”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)
• brandy in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Middle Dutch brantwijn

Dutch brandewijnbor.

English brandywineclip.

English brandyubor.

Portuguese brandy

Unadapted borrowing from English brandy.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɐ̃.di/

• Homophone: brande (Brazil)

Noun

brandy m (plural brandies)

1. alternative form of brande

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Middle Dutch brantwijn

Dutch brandewijnbor.

English brandywineclip.

English brandyubor.

Romanian brandy

Unadapted borrowing from English brandy.

Noun

brandy n (plural brandy-uri)

1. brandy

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	brandy	brandyul	brandy-uri	brandy-urile
genitive-dative	brandy	brandyului	brandy-uri	brandy-urilor
vocative	brandyule		brandy-urilor

Slovak

brandy

Etymology

Etymology tree

Middle Dutch brantwijn

Dutch brandewijnbor.

English brandywineclip.

English brandyubor.

Slovak brandy

Unadapted borrowing from English brandy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brendi/, [ˈbrendi]
• Rhymes: -endi

Noun

brandy n or f (indeclinable)

1. brandy

   Synonym: koňak

Further reading

• “brandy”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Middle Dutch brantwijn

Dutch brandewijnbor.

English brandywineclip.

English brandyubor.

Spanish brandy

Unadapted borrowing from English brandy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾandi/ [ˈbɾãn̪.d̪i]
• Rhymes: -andi
• Syllabification: bran‧dy

Noun

brandy m (plural brandys or brandies)

1. brandy

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

Further reading

• “brandy”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026

Swedish

Noun

brandy c

1. brandy

   Synonym: konjak

Declension

Declension of brandy

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	brandy	brandys
	definite	brandyn	brandyns
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

References

• “brandy”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “brandy”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)