branche

== Danish == === Etymology === From French branche (“branch (of a tree)”), from Late Latin branca (“footprint, paw”), possibly from Gaulish *vranca, from Proto-Indo-European *wrónkeh₂, cognate with Danish vrå (“corner”) and Russian рука́ (ruká, “arm, hand”). Compare German Branche. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈb̥ʁɑŋɕə] === Noun === branche c (singular definite branchen, plural indefinite brancher) sector, a specific trade or industry, a line of work ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “branche” in Den Danske Ordbog == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bʁɑ̃ʃ/ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old French branche, from Late Latin branca, possibly of Gaulish origin. ==== Noun ==== branche f (plural branches) branch (of tree) Synonym: rameau branch (of an organization) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Danish: branche → Dutch: branche → German: Branche → Norwegian: bransje → Norwegian Nynorsk: bransje → Polish: branża → Swedish: bransch → Turkish: branş ===== See also ===== brindille === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== branche inflection of brancher: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “branche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbran.ke/ Rhymes: -anke Hyphenation: bràn‧che === Noun === branche f plural of branca == Middle English == === Noun === branche alternative form of braunche == Old French == === Alternative forms === branke (less common) === Etymology === From Late Latin branca. More at English branch. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɾant͡ʃə/ Rhymes: -antʃə === Noun === branche oblique singular, f (oblique plural branches, nominative singular branche, nominative plural branches) branch (appendage of a tree) ==== Descendants ==== Bourguignon: brainche Champenois: brainche (Troyen), brainte (Rémois) Franc-Comtois: braintche French: branche Lorrain: brainche Norman: braunque (Continental Normandy), branque (Jèrriais), brànque (Guernésiais) Picard: branke Poitevin-Saintongeais: branche → Middle English: braunche === References === Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (branche, supplement)