English

Noun

bras

1. plural of bra

Anagrams

• bars

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *brassos ‎(“large”): (compare Cornish bras ‎(“big, great”), broas, and Welsh bras ‎(“fat, broad, rich”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁaz/

Adjective

bras ‎(comparative brasoc'h, superlative brasañ, exclamative brasat)

1. big

Cornish

Alternative forms

• (Revived Late Cornish) broas

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *brassos ‎(“large”).

Adjective

bras

1. big, great

Mutation

French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *bracium, from Classical Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων ‎(brakhíōn). Displaced Old French feminine noun brace, ultimately from the same Latin and Ancient Greek roots.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁɑ/
• Rhymes: -ɑ
• Hyphenation: bras

Noun

bras m ‎(plural bras)

1. arm

Derived terms

Descendants

• Russian: бра n ‎(bra)

Anagrams

• bars

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /praːs/
• Rhymes: -aːs

Noun

bras n ‎(genitive singular brass, no plural)

1. soldering

Declension

Related terms

• brasa

Middle French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *bracium, from Classical Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων ‎(brakhíōn).

Noun

bras m (plural bras)

1. arm

Norman

Alternative forms

• brâs (continental Normandy)
• bra (Sark)

Etymology

From Old French bras, from Vulgar Latin *bracium, from Classical Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων ‎(brakhíōn).

Pronunciation

Noun

bras m ‎(plural bras)

1. (Jersey, Guernsey, anatomy) arm

Related terms

• braichie ‎(“armful”)

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *bracium, from Classical Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων ‎(brakhíōn).

Noun

bras m ‎(oblique plural bras, nominative singular bras, nominative plural bras)

1. arm

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English brush.

Noun

bras

1. brush