брань

From Proto-Slavic *bornь.

брань • (branĭ) f

1. battle

• IPA^(key): [branʲ]

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic брань (branĭ), from Proto-Slavic *bornь. Compare the inherited Old East Slavic боронь (boronĭ).

брань • (branʹ) f inan (genitive бра́ни, nominative plural бра́ни, genitive plural бра́ней)

1. scolding, invective, swearing
2. (obsolete) battle, fight

   по́ле бра́ни ― póle bráni ― battlefield

• ру́гань f (rúganʹ), руга́тельство n (rugátelʹstvo)

• брани́ть (branítʹ)
• брани́ться (branítʹsja)
• бра́нный (bránnyj)
• бранчли́вый (brančlívyj)
• перебра́нка (perebránka)

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “брань”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv O. N., Moscow: Progress
• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “боронь”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv O. N., Moscow: Progress

бра́ный (brányj) +‎ -ь (-ʹ)

брань • (branʹ) f inan (genitive бра́ни, uncountable)

1. cloth with fancy patterns