bruņas

== Latvian == === Etymology === Together with its Old Prussian cognate brunyos, an early borrowing either from Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌾𐍉 (brunjō, “breastplate”) or from Old High German brunja (“breastplate”) (compare German Brünne (“coat of mail, mail shirt”)), either directly, or via a Slavic language (compare Old Church Slavonic брънѩ (brŭnję), Russian броня́ (bronjá, “armor, breastplate”)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [bruɲɑs] === Noun === bruņas f (4th declension) (plural only) (history) armor (metal suit or cover that protects the body or a part of it during fights) tērauda, dzelzs bruņas ― steel, iron armor galvas, krūšu, roku bruņas ― head, chest, arm armor kaldināt bruņas ― to forge an armor uzvilkt bruņas ― to put on an armor bruņās tērpts jātnieks ― a knight dressed in armor (zoology) protective layer or shell on animals, often made of bone or horn kaula bruņas ― bone protective layer bruņurupuča bruņas ― turtle shell (military) armor (protective layer of metal which covers warships, military equipment, etc.) kreisera, tanka bruņas ― cruiser, tank armor (usually in genitive) armored, provided with a protective metal layer bruņu vilciens, bruņuvilciens ― armored train bruņu cepure, bruņucepure ― helmet, hard hat (lit. armored hat) bruņu krekls, tērps ― armored shirt, vest ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== bruņucepure, bruņu cepure bruņurupucis bruņuvilciens, bruņu vilciens === References ===