English

Pronunciation
IPA|/bɹænt/
rhymes|ænt

Etymology 1
Origin uncertain.

Noun
en-noun|plural brants or collectively brant

1. Any of several wild goose|wild geese, of the genus Branta, that breed in the Arctic, but especially the brent goose, Branta bernicla.

Translations
trans-top|wild geese of the genus Branta
trans-mid
Spanish: barnacla f
trans-bottom

Etymology 2
Old English #Old English|brant. Cognate with Scots brent, Icelandic brattr.

Adjective
en-adj

1. context|dialectal steep|Steep, precipitous.

Category:Birds

Old English

Etymology
Cognate with Old Norse *brantr (Swedish #Swedish|brant, Icelandic brattr).

Pronunciation
IPA|/br�nt/

Adjective
brant

1. tall, high, steep

Descendants
English: #English|brant
Scots: brent

Old Norse

Noun
brant

1. (Eastern dialect) precipice.

References
pedialite|Old Norse language. Accessed August 5, 2005.

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