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brat
English
Etymology 1
Early Modern English (ca. 1500) slang term meaning "beggar's child". Possibly from Scots bratchet (“bitch, hound”). Or, possibly originally a dialectal word, from northern and western England and the Midlands, for a "makeshift or ragged garment," from Old English bratt (“cloak”), which is from a Celtic source (Old Irish brat (“cloak, cloth”)).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /b?at/
- (US) enPR: br?t, IPA(key): /b?æt/
- Rhymes: -æt
Noun
brat (plural brats)
- (derogatory slang) A child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish.
- (slang) A son or daughter (at any age) of an active military service member.
- a turbot or flatfish
- (historical) A rough cloak or ragged garment
- (obsolete, Britain, Scotland, dialect) A coarse kind of apron for keeping the clothes clean; a bib.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Wright to this entry?)
- (obsolete) The young of an animal.
- 1680, Roger L'Estrange, Citt and Bumpkin
- They are your Will-Worship-men , your Prelates Brats: Take the whole Litter of'um , and you'll finde never a barrel better Herring.
- 1680, Roger L'Estrange, Citt and Bumpkin
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:child.
Translations
References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Etymology 2
Shortened from bratwurst, from German Bratwurst.
Pronunciation
- (US) enPR: br?t, IPA(key): /b??t/
- Rhymes: -?t
Noun
brat (plural brats)
- (informal) bratwurst
Translations
See also
- Appendix:English collective nouns
Etymology 3
Noun
brat (plural brats)
- (mining) A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime.
Etymology 4
Noun
brat
- (military) Acronym of Born, Raised, And Transferred.
Anagrams
- BART, Bart, T-bar
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brat/, [?b???d?]
Etymology
A merger of two unrelated adjectives:
- Old Norse *brantr (east), brattr (west), from Proto-Germanic *brantaz, cognate with Norwegian bratt, Swedish brant, English brant.
- Old Norse bráðr (“hasty, sudden”), from Proto-Germanic *br?þaz (“hot, in a hurry, rushed”), cognate with Norwegian brå, Swedish bråd. In early modern Danish, the latter meaning also had the form brad, with the neuter bradt.
Adjective
brat (plural and definite singular attributive bratte, comparative brattere, superlative (predicative) brattest, superlative (attributive) bratteste)
- steep
- sudden
References
- “brat” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “brat” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /br?t/
- Hyphenation: brat
- Rhymes: -?t
Noun
brat n (uncountable)
- Alternative form of brat.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?a?t/
- Rhymes: -a?t
Verb
brat
- singular imperative of braten
- (colloquial) first-person singular present of braten
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): [b????t??]
- (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): [b???at??]
Etymology 1
From Old Irish bratt, from Proto-Celtic *bratto- (compare Welsh brethyn (“cloth”), from *bratt-ino-).
Noun
brat m (genitive singular brait, nominative plural brait)
- mantle, cloak
- Proverb:
- covering
- (theater) curtain
- Alternative form of bratach (“flag”)
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
brat m (genitive singular brat, nominative plural bratanna)
- broth; thick soup
Declension
Mutation
Further reading
- "brat" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “bratt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “brat” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “brat” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Kashubian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bratr?, *brat?, from Proto-Indo-European *b?réh?t?r.
Noun
brat m
- brother
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [brat]
Verb
brat
- supine of bra?
Polish
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bratr?, *brat?, from Proto-Indo-European *b?réh?t?r.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brat/
Noun
brat m pers (diminutive braciszek)
- brother
- Uwspó?cze?niona Biblia Gda?ska, Mark 1:16:
- A przechadzaj?c si? nad Morzem Galilejskim, zobaczy? Szymona i Andrzeja, jego brata, zarzucaj?cych sie? w morze; byli bowiem rybakami.
- As Jesus was strolling beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen
- A przechadzaj?c si? nad Morzem Galilejskim, zobaczy? Szymona i Andrzeja, jego brata, zarzucaj?cych sie? w morze; byli bowiem rybakami.
- Uwspó?cze?niona Biblia Gda?ska, Mark 1:16:
Declension
Derived terms
- (adjectives) bracki, braterski, bratni, pobratymczy
- (adverbs) bratersko, po bratersku
- (nouns) brachol, bractwo, bra?, brat ?ata, bratanek, bratanica, bratanka, bratowa, bratczyk, bratek, brate?ko, bratul, bratunio, rozbrat, pobratymstwo, pobratymiec, pobratymca, pó?brat
- (verbs) brata?, by? za pan brat, rozbrata?, zbrata?
Further reading
- brat in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- brat in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish bratt, from Proto-Celtic *bratto- (compare Welsh brethyn (“cloth”), from *bratt-ino-).
Noun
brat m (genitive singular brata, plural bratan)
- cloak, cover, covering, mantle, veil, canopy
- mat
Derived terms
- brat-cùil
Mutation
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bratr?, *brat?, from Proto-Indo-European *b?réh?t?r.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brât/
Noun
br?t m (Cyrillic spelling ?????)
- brother
- mate, pal, buddy, when used in informal speech to address somebody in vocative (brate)
Usage notes
There is no plural form for this noun. Instead, the collective term br??a is used for plural meanings.
Declension
Derived terms
Slovak
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bratr?, *brat?, from Proto-Indo-European *b?réh?t?r.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brat/
Noun
brat m (genitive singular brata, nominative plural bratia, genitive plural bratov, declension pattern of chlap)
- brother
Declension
Further reading
- brat in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bratr?, *brat?, from Proto-Indo-European *b?réh?t?r.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brát/
Noun
br?t m anim
- brother
Inflection
Further reading
- “brat”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English brat (“spoiled child”).
Noun
brat c
- (slang) person who is very careful about following fashion trends; someone who rarely ever acts independently but rather follows peer pressure, usually maintaining an appearance of visible wealth
Usage notes
- Mainly used in plural, as a collective noun.
- Can occasionally be seen considered as neuter rather than common.
Synonyms
- stekare
Anagrams
- bart
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bras
English
Noun
bras
- plural of bra
Anagrams
- ABRs, ARBs, BARS, arbs, bars, sbar
Bislama
Etymology 1
From English brush.
Noun
bras
- brush
Etymology 2
From English brass.
Noun
bras
- (music) brass
Breton
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *brassos (“large”): (compare Cornish bras (“big, great”), broas, and Welsh bras (“fat, broad, rich”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?az/
Adjective
bras (comparative brasoc'h, superlative brasañ, exclamative brasat)
- big
Mutation
Burushaski
Etymology
Uncertain, but compare Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-ras (“rice”), whence Tibetan ???? ('bras) and Mizo rah.
Noun
bras
- rice
Cornish
Alternative forms
- broas (Revived Late Cornish)
- brâs (Standard Cornish)
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *brassos (“large”).
Adjective
bras
- big, great
Mutation
French
Etymology
From Middle French bras, from Old French bras, from Latin brachium, bracchium, from Ancient Greek ??????? (brakhí?n). Displaced Old French feminine noun brace, ultimately from the same Latin and Ancient Greek roots.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?a/, /b??/
- (Northern France) and (Canada) IPA(key): [b??], [b??]
- Saguenay, Canada: IPA(key): [b??]
- Rhymes: -a, Rhymes: -?
- Hyphenation: bras
Noun
bras m (plural bras)
- arm
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? Russian: ??? (bra)
Further reading
- “bras” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- bars
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pra?s/
- Rhymes: -a?s
Noun
bras n (genitive singular brass, no plural)
- soldering
Declension
Related terms
- brasa
Irish
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *brassos (“large”).
Adjective
bras (genitive singular masculine brais, genitive singular feminine braise, plural brasa, comparative braise)
- (literary) great, strong
- (literary) swift
Declension
Etymology 2
Noun
bras m (genitive singular brais, nominative plural brais)
- Alternative form of prás (“brass”)
Declension
Mutation
Further reading
- "bras" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Kavalan
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *b??as.
Noun
bras
- rice (uncooked seeds used as food)
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old French brace.
Noun
bras
- Alternative form of brace
Etymology 2
From Old French bracier.
Verb
bras
- Alternative form of bracen
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French bras, from Latin brachium, bracchium, from Ancient Greek ??????? (brakhí?n).
Noun
bras m (plural bras)
- arm
Descendants
- French: bras
Norman
Alternative forms
- brâs (continental Normandy)
- bra (Sark)
Etymology
From Old French bras, from Latin brachium, bracchium, from Ancient Greek ??????? (brakhí?n).
Pronunciation
Noun
bras m (plural bras)
- (Jersey, Guernsey, anatomy) arm
Related terms
- braichie (“armful”)
Old French
Etymology
From Latin brachium, bracchium, from Ancient Greek ??????? (brakhí?n).
Noun
bras m (oblique plural bras, nominative singular bras, nominative plural bras)
- arm
Descendants
- Middle French: bras
- French: bras
- Norman: bras
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English brush.
Noun
bras
- brush
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *brassos (“large”). Cognate with Breton bras, Cornish bras, Irish bras.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bra?s/
Adjective
bras (feminine singular bras, plural breision, equative brased, comparative brasach, superlative brasaf)
- large, thick, fat
- rough, coarse
- rough, approximate
- (letter) capital
Mutation
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “bras”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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