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Brand
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brand bränd brænd Brånd
English
<dab!>
thumb|Mit Kind und Kegel, a sculpture in Brand, Aachen
Etymology
As an English, Scottish, north en de -, en nl -, en fr -, and en gmq - surname, from a en gem - personal name derived from en gem-pro *brandaz sword, firebrand, torch, as in the second element of en Hildebrand.
Also as a German surname, variant of en Brandt.
As a en sv - and en da - surname, from da brand fire.
As a Jewish surname, from de Brand fire.
Pronunciation
en /brænd/ [bɹænd] US
en brand
en ænd 1
Proper noun
~ s
en.
en municipality in dist/Bludenz s/Vorarlberg c/Austria.
en municipality in dist/Tirschenreuth s/Bavaria c/Germany.
en borough city/Aachen s/North Rhine-Westphalia c/Germany.
en hamlet mun:suf/Beekdaelen p:suf/Limburg c/Netherlands.
Dutch
Etymology
(Limburg) First attested as Op genne Brant in the 18th century. Derived from nl brand site of a fire, location where something has been burned.
(Noord-Brabant) First attested as den Brandt in 1750. Derived from nl brand fuel, turf.
Pronunciation
nl /brɑnt/
nl Nl-brand.ogg
nl Brand
nl ɑnt 1
nl brand brandt Brandt
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Beekdaelen p/Limburg c/Netherlands
nl hamlet mun/Maashorst p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
References
German
Etymology 1
de gem-pro 1
From de gmh brant, from de goh brant, from de gmw-pro *brand. Cognate with bar Brånd and en brand.
The retention of /d/ in the combination /nd/ is a signature of northern High German dialects and only becomes widespread after a period in the Middle Ages where the southern reflex /nt/ is favoured in southern writings.
Pronunciation
de /bʁant/
de De-Brand.ogg
de ant 1
Noun
m,es:s,^e
fire, blaze destructive occurrence
de 1872 Das Kindlein in Mainz Huttens letzte Tage w:Conrad Ferdinand Meyer https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/5801/pg5801.html Dein Name sei gelobt! Hüt uns vor drei: / Vor Wassernot und Brand und Kriegsgeschrei!
hell
distillation, brandy
de Weinbrand
de Weinbrand Obstbrand
de uncountable colloquial strong thirst
de Ich habe einen Brand. I'm very thirsty.
de 1938 25 Tropenpracht und Urwaldnacht Rudolf Rangow 504455620 Braunschweig Gustav Wenzel & Sohn Die Flut stieg Zoll um Zoll, immer gewaltiger wurde unser Durst, es war ein Brand daraus geworden.
de uncountable plant disease smut plant disease caused by fungi
Declension
m,es:s,^e
Hyponyms
de Beulenbrand Buschbrand Feuerbrand Gefrierbrand Großbrand Hausbrand Kabelbrand Milzbrand Obstbrand Reichstagsbrand Schwelbrand Sonnenbrand Waldbrand Weinbrand Weltbrand Weltenbrand Wohnungsbrand Wundbrand Zimmerbrand
Derived terms
de brandaktuell Brandanschlag Brandbeschleuniger Brandbombe Brandflasche brandgefährlich Brandholz Brandmal Brandmelder Brandopfer Brandrede Brandrodung Brandschaden Brandschatz Brandschopf Brandstifter Brandstiftung Brandteig Brandursache Brandwache Brandzeichen
Etymology 2
de en brand.
Pronunciation
de /bʁant/ standard
de [bɹænt] [bɹænd] approximating English pronunciation
Noun
n:m[uncommon],s,s or
f[uncommon],s
de marketing _ slang otherwise _ unusual brand
de Marke
de Im Hinterhof mit Weitsicht Die Zeit 2015-07-02 Daniele Muscionico https://www.zeit.de/2015/27/grafikdesign-zuerich-lars-mueller-documenta-newcomer Internationale Brands benutzen Schriftarten, deren Erfinder Laurenz Brunner heißt und in einem Szeneviertel der deutschen Hauptstadt jeder Mode trotzt. https://web.archive.org/web/20250125110721/https://www.zeit.de/2015/27/grafikdesign-zuerich-lars-mueller-documenta-newcomer 25 January 2025
Declension
n:m,s,s
f,s
Etymology 3
Proper noun
toponym
de municipality s/Vorarlberg c/Austria
de municipality s/Bavaria c/Germany
Declension
toponym
Further reading
Brand_Feuer_Heizmaterial
Brand_Marke
de Fire Firefighting
Luxembourgish
Etymology
lb gem-pro 1
From lb gmh brant, from lb goh brant, from lb gmw-pro *brand. Cognate with de Brand, nl brand, en brand, fy brân.
Pronunciation
lb [bʀɑnt]
lb ɑnt 1
Noun
m Bränn
fire
Synonyms
lb Feier
Further reading