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brand
English
Etymology
From Middle English brand, from Old English brand (“fire; flame; burning; torch; sword”), from Proto-Germanic *brandaz (“flame; flaming; fire-brand; torch; sword”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?renu- (“to bubble forth; brew; spew forth; burn”). Cognate with Scots brand, West Frisian brân (“fire”), Dutch brand, German Brand, Swedish brand (“blaze, fire”), Icelandic brandur, French brand (< Germanic). Parallel to e.g. Proto-Slavic *gor?ti (“to burn”) from Proto-Indo-European *b?renu- (“to bubble forth; brew; spew forth; burn”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?ænd/
- Rhymes: -ænd
Noun
brand (plural brands)
- (obsolete, rare) A conflagration; a flame.
- 1559, Jasper Heywood (translator), Troas
- Goe to prepare the maryages what neede the torchis light? be holde the towres of troy do shyne with brandes that blase full bright.
- 1559, Jasper Heywood (translator), Troas
- Is yet againe thy brest enflamde,
with brande of venus might
- Is yet againe thy brest enflamde,
- 1559, Jasper Heywood (translator), Troas
- (archaic or poetic) A piece of burning wood or peat, or a glowing cinder.
- 1513, Gavin Douglas, The Eneados
- The fearful brands and bleezes of het fire.
- 1859-1890, John Gorham Palfrey, History of New England to the Revolutionary War
- Snatching a live brand from a wigwam, Mason threw it on a matted roof.
- 1559, Jasper Heywood (translator), Troas
- Or when amid the Grecians shippes,
he threw the brandes of fyre.
- Or when amid the Grecians shippes,
- 1513, Gavin Douglas, The Eneados
- (Scotland, Northern England) A torch used for signaling.
- (archaic) A sword.
- ?, Alfred Tennyson, Sir Galahad
- The shattering trumpet shrilleth high,
The hard brands shiver on the steel,
The splinter'd spear-shafts crack and fly,
The horse and rider reel
- The shattering trumpet shrilleth high,
- ?, Alfred Tennyson, Sir Galahad
- A mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask.
- A branding iron.
- The symbolic identity, represented by a name and/or a logo, which indicates a certain product or service to the public.
- A specific product, service, or provider so distinguished.
- (by extension) Any specific type or variety of something; a distinct style or manner.
- The public image or reputation and recognized, typical style of an individual or group.
- 2011, Tom Bevan, Carl M. Cannon, Election 2012: The Battle Begins, Crown (?ISBN)
- The Obama brand had taken a hit two months earlier, when he campaigned for Creigh Deeds in Virginia and Jon Corzine in New Jersey, only to see them both lose.
- 2012, Start Your Own Personal Concierge Service, Entrepreneur Press (?ISBN), page 104:
- Her brand is edgy, cosmopolitan, and out-of-the-box, so blogging is the perfect, ever-changing match for her.
- 2019, Sally Thorne, 99 Percent Mine: A Novel, HarperCollins (?ISBN):
- He unplugged my umbilical cord to take a leisurely swig, smirking, watching me turn blue before giving it back. My cardiologist told me that was impossible, but I'm still convinced. That's very on-brand for [my twin] Jamie.
- 2011, Tom Bevan, Carl M. Cannon, Election 2012: The Battle Begins, Crown (?ISBN)
- A mark of infamy; stigma.
- Any minute fungus producing a burnt appearance in plants.
Synonyms
- (distinguishing name, symbol or logo): trademark, logo, brand name, marque, tradename, proprietary name
- (reputation): repute, name, good name
Hyponyms
- (mark made by burning a human): badge
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
brand (third-person singular simple present brands, present participle branding, simple past and past participle branded)
- (transitive) To burn the flesh with a hot iron, either as a marker (for criminals, slaves etc.) or to cauterise a wound.
- When they caught him, he was branded and then locked up.
- (transitive) To mark (especially cattle) with a brand as proof of ownership.
- The ranch hands had to brand every new calf by lunchtime.
- (transitive) To make an indelible impression on the memory or senses.
- Her face is branded upon my memory.
- (transitive) To stigmatize, label (someone).
- He was branded a fool by everyone that heard his story.
- I had never defrauded a man of a farthing, nor called him knave behind his back. But now the last rag that covered my nakedness had been torn from me. I was branded a blackleg, card-sharper, and murderer.
- (transitive, marketing) To associate a product or service with a trademark or other name and related images.
- They branded the new detergent "Suds-O", with a nature scene inside a green O on the muted-colored recycled-cardboard box.
Translations
Derived terms
Related terms
- brand new
- rebrand
See also
References
- brand at OneLook Dictionary Search
- brand in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- brand in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brant/
Etymology 1
From Dutch brand, from Middle Dutch brant, from Old Dutch *brand, from Proto-Germanic *brandaz.
Noun
brand (plural brande, diminutive brandjie)
- destructive, catastrophic fire (such as a house fire)
Etymology 2
From Dutch branden, from Middle Dutch branden.
Verb
brand (present brand, present participle brandende, past participle gebrand)
- (ergative) to burn
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Danish brand, from Old Norse brandr, from Proto-Germanic *brandaz, compare with Swedish brand, English brand, German Brand.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bran?/, [?b???n?]
- Homophone: brænd
Noun
brand c (singular definite branden, plural indefinite brande)
- fire (large, destructive fire, as in a building)
- smut (plant disease)
Inflection
References
- “brand,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English brand, cognate with the former word.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bra?nd/, [?b??æ?nd?]
Noun
brand n (singular definite brandet, plural indefinite brands)
- brand (public image)
- brand (a specific product)
Inflection
References
- “brand,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bra?nd/, [?b??æ?nd?]
Verb
brand
- imperative of brande
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /br?nt/
- Hyphenation: brand
- Rhymes: -?nt
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch brant, from Old Dutch *brand, from Proto-Germanic *brandaz.
Noun
brand m (plural branden, diminutive brandje n)
- destructive, catastrophic fire (such as a house fire)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: brand
See also
- rook
- vuur
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
brand
- first-person singular present indicative of branden
- imperative of branden
French
Etymology
From Middle French brand, from Old French brant, from Frankish *brand (“firebrand, flaming sword”), from Proto-Germanic *brandaz (“firebrand, torch, sword”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?renu- (“to burn”). Cognate with Old High German brant (“fire, firebrand, burning iron”), Old English brand (“fire, flame, brand, torch, sword, weapon”), Old Norse brandr (“fire, firebrand, sword”). More at English brand.
Noun
brand m (plural brands)
- (archaic) a sword
Further reading
- “brand” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Icelandic
Noun
brand
- indefinite accusative singular of brandur
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English brand.
Noun
brand m (invariable)
- brand (product symbol)
Middle English
Alternative forms
- braund, brend, brond, broond
Etymology
From Old English brand, from Proto-West Germanic *brand, from Proto-Germanic *brandaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brand/, /bra?nd/
- (from OE brond) IPA(key): /br?nd/, /br??nd/
Noun
brand (plural brandes)
- fire, flame
- burning wood or coal
- torch (lit stick)
- sword, blade
Related terms
Descendants
- English: brand
- Scots: brand
- Yola: broan
References
- “br??nd, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse brandr. Doublet of brann.
Noun
brand m (definite singular branden, indefinite plural brandar, definite plural brandane)
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. - form removed with the spelling reform of 1938; superseded by brann; fire
References
- “brand” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brand/
Noun
brand m (plural brands)
- (nautical) pitch (movement around the beam axis)
Old Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse brandr.
Noun
brand
- fire (occurrence of fire in a certain place)
Descendants
- Danish: brand
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *brand, from Proto-Germanic *brandaz.
Alternative forms
- brond
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /br?nd/
Noun
brand m
- firebrand; torch
- a sword (poetic)
Declension
Descendants
- Middle English: brand, brond
- English: brand
- Scots: brand
Old Norse
Noun
brand
- indefinite accusative singular of brandr
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish brander, from Old Norse brandr, from Proto-Germanic *brandaz, from Proto-Indo-European *b?renu-. A derivative of brinna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brand/, [bran??d?]
- Rhymes: -and
Noun
brand c
- accidental, uncontrollable fire, conflagration
Declension
Derived terms
- bilbrand
- brandbomb
- brandfara
- brandfarlig
- brandfilt
- brandförsäkring
- brandkår
- brandlarm
- brandrea
- brandrisk
- brandskada
- brandsläckare
- gräsbrand
- husbrand
- mordbrand
- skogsbrand
- zombiebrand
See also
References
- brand in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “brand”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
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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
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