branda

See also: Branda

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbɾan.də]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [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 Luís Santamarina Fernández, 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, 2013–2025
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “branda”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, 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

From Portuguese abrandar.

Verb

branda

1. (Sotavento) to calm

   Synonyms: (Sotavento) kalma, (Barlavento) sosegá

References

• Gonçalves, Manuel (2015), Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →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 (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	brandà	brañdos
genitive (kilmininkas)	brandõs	brandų̃
dative (naudininkas)	brañdai	brandóms
accusative (galininkas)	brañdą	brandàs
instrumental (įnagininkas)	brandà	brandomi̇̀s
locative (vietininkas)	brandojè	brandosè
vocative (šauksmininkas)	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, 1941–2025
• Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007), Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego‎ (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński
• “branda”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɑn.dɑ/

Noun

branda

1. genitive plural of brand

Old Norse

Noun

branda

1. accusative/genitive plural of brandr

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• 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, 2008–2025
• “branda”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025