брава

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bьrava.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbravɐ]
  • IPA(key): [brɐˈva]
  • Audio; бра́ва (bráva):(file)
  • Audio; брава́ (bravá):(file)
  • Rhymes: -va

Noun

бра́ва or брава́ • (bráva or braváf

  1. lock (of a door)

Usage notes

  • Before amendment in 2002, orthographic dictionaries by the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences recommended the usage бра́ва (bráva)[1]. Since then, the only form брава́ (bravá)[2] is now considered correct.

Declension

Declension of бра́ва, брава́
singular plural
indefinite бра́ва, брава́
bráva, bravá
бра́ви, брави́
brávi, braví
definite бра́вата, брава́та
brávata, braváta
бра́вите, брави́те
brávite, bravíte

See also

References

  1. ^ РБЕ, т.1, с.926; listed as бра́ва²
  2. ^ брава”, in ЛексИт [LexIt] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • брава”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • брава”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • брава”, in БЕРОН (Български езикови ресурси онлайн) [BERON (Bulgarian Language Resources Online)] (in Bulgarian), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2024

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbrava]
  • Hyphenation: бра‧ва
  • Rhymes: -ava

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bьrava.

Noun

брава • (bravaf (plural брави, diminutive бравичка, augmentative бравиште)

  1. lock (of a door)
Declension
Declension of брава
singular plural
indefinite брава (brava) брави (bravi)
definite unspecified бравата (bravata) бравите (bravite)
definite proximal бравава (bravava) бравиве (bravive)
definite distal бравана (bravana) бравине (bravine)
vocative браво (bravo) брави (bravi)
See also

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

брава • (brava)

  1. count plural of брав m (brav)

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbravə]

Adjective

бра́ва • (bráva)

  1. short feminine singular of бра́вый (brávyj)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bьrava.

Noun

бра̀ва f (Latin spelling bràva)

  1. lock (of door)

Declension

Declension of брава
singular plural
nominative бра̀ва браве
genitive браве бра̑ва̄
dative брави бравама
accusative браву браве
vocative браво браве
locative брави бравама
instrumental бравом бравама