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bra
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: brä, IPA(key): /b???/
- Rhymes: -??
Etymology 1
Shortened from brassiere.
Noun
bra (plural bras)
- Clipping of brassiere. [from 1920s]
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From bracket, referring to the notation introduced in 1939 by Paul Dirac.
Noun
bra (plural bras)
- (physics) One of the two vectors in the standard notation for describing quantum states in quantum mechanics, the other being the ket.
Antonyms
- ket
Related terms
- bra-ket notation
Etymology 3
Representing a different pronunciation of bro (“brother”).
Noun
bra (plural bras)
- (slang) Alternative form of bro; friend, mate
- (slang) female equivalent of bro
Further reading
- brassiere on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- ABR, ARB, Arb., Bar, Bar., RBA, Rab, abr., arb, bar, bar-
Afrikaans
Etymology
Borrowed from English bra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /br??/
Noun
bra (plural bra's)
- bra, brassiere
- (Cape Afrikaans) bro, brah, bruh
Cebuano
Etymology
From English bra, shortened from brassiere, from French brassière.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bra
Noun
bra
- a bra; a brassiere
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:bra.
Garo
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
bra
- arrow
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French bras (“arm”)
Noun
bra
- arm
Khotanese
Adjective
bra
- dear
Norman
Alternative forms
- brâs (continental Normandy)
- bras (Jersey, Guernsey)
Etymology
From Old French bras, from Vulgar Latin *bracium, from Classical Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek ??????? (brakhí?n).
Noun
bra m (plural bras)
- (Sark, anatomy) arm
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from French brave.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b???/
Adjective
bra (indeclinable, comparative bedre, indefinite superlative best, definite superlative beste)
- good, fine
Derived terms
- kjempebra
Adverb
bra
- well
See also
- god
- vel
References
- “bra” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from French brave.
Adjective
bra (indeclinable, comparative betre, indefinite superlative best, definite superlative beste)
- good, fine
Derived terms
- kjempebra
See also
- god
- vel
References
- “bra” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
Since at least 1621, from braf (“good, brave”); from Low German brav; from French brave, borrowed from Italian bravo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /br??/, /br??/
Adjective
bra (comparative bättre, superlative bäst)
- good
Declension
Usage notes
In informal (often jocular or childish) contexts, bäst may be inflected further and given the comparative bästare (bester) and the superlative bästast, bästaste (bestest); these forms are also nonstandard.
Adverb
bra (comparative bättre, superlative bäst)
- well
See also
- väl
- god
Anagrams
- -bar, bar
Yola
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
bra
- brave
References
- Jacob Poole (1867) , William Barnes, editor, A glossary, with some pieces of verse, of the old dialect of the English colony in the baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, J. Russell Smith, ?ISBN
Zazaki
Alternative forms
- bira
- b?ra
Etymology
Compare Persian ?????? (barâdar).
Noun
bra
- brother
bra From the web:
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- what branch of government declares war
nighty
English
Etymology
night +? -y
Noun
nighty (plural nighties)
- Alternative spelling of nightie
Phrase
nighty
- (childish) Good night. Abbreviation of nighty night.
Anagrams
- thingy
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