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
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
brân frân mrân unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “brân”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

West Frisian

Etymology

Noun

brân c (plural brannen, diminutive brantsje)

  1. fire, occurrence of fire

Further reading
  • “brân (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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