броня

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian броня́ (bronjá), displaced native бръня (brǎnja), from Proto-Slavic *brъňa, from Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌾𐍉 (brunjō), from Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ.

Noun

бро́ня (brónja) f

  1. armor (protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces)

Declension

Alternative forms

References

Russian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic бръня (brŭnja), from Proto-Slavic *brъňa, from Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌾𐍉 (brunjō, breastplate), from Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ (breastplate).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [brɐˈnʲa]

Noun

броня́ (bronjá) f inan (genitive брони́, nominative plural брони́, genitive plural броне́й, related adjective бронево́й or бро́нный)

  1. (military) armor, armour, armoring, shell
Declension

Etymology 2

Developed from the sense of “armor” during the Soviet period. Sense development was from “armor” → “securing” → “reservation”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbronʲə]

Noun

бро́ня (brónja) f inan (genitive бро́ни, nominative plural бро́ни, genitive plural бронь)

  1. reservation, booking
    Synonyms: резерви́рование n (rezervírovanije), бронь f (bronʹ)
  2. a secured essential worker job providing deferment from conscription
Declension

Ukrainian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic брънꙗ (brŭnja), from Proto-Slavic *brъňa, from Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌾𐍉 (brunjō, breastplate), from Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ (breastplate).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [brɔˈnʲa]

Noun

броня́ (bronjá) f inan (genitive броні́, uncountable)

  1. (military) armor, armour, armoring
  2. (military) armored vehicle, armored car (collective or in the singular)
  3. shell (of animals)
  4. (dated, poetic) arms, weapons
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Same as etymology 1, the meanings derive from Russian бро́ня (brónja, reservation).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbrɔnʲɐ]

Noun

бро́ня (brónja) f inan (genitive бро́ні, nominative plural бро́ні, genitive plural бронь)

  1. reservation, booking
  2. deferment (from conscription)
Declension

Further reading

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