brad
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brad¹
Where it comes from
Possibly borrowed from Old Albanian *bradh (modern Albanian bredh), or alternatively a substrate cognate of it, and ultimately from an Indo-European source either way (a borrowing directly from modern Albanian would have presumably produced a form *brez).
Another theory suggests that it was reformed analogically from the plural brazi, and that the original form was *braz (reinterpreted as a plural, modeled on plurals such as coadă > cozi, pradă > prăzi, surd, > surzi). See also the Romanian alpine toponyms containing Breaza, which may correspond to the Albanian plural form bredha. Compare also Aromanian brad.
noun brazi · brad · bradul · brazii
- fir, Abies alba.
- pine tree.
- pine wood.
Brad²
- /brad/
Where it comes from
From brad.
proper noun
- a village in Berești-Bistrița, Bacău County, Romania
- a village in Filipeni, Bacău County, Romania
- a village in Negri, Bacău County, Romania
- a city in Hunedoara County, Romania
In English
Talk about this word "brad." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/brad. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. brad. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/brad "brad." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/brad.Cite this
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