# броня
## Bulgarian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian броня́ (bronjá). Displaced native бръня (brǎnja), from Proto-Slavic *brъňa, of Gothic origin.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbrɔnʲɐ]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

бро́ня • (brónja) f (relational adjective броне́ви)
* armour (UK), armor (US) (protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damage)

#### Alternative forms

* бръня (brǎnja) — dialectal
** ⇒ бръ́нка (brǎ́nka, “metal chip”)

#### Derived terms

* брони́рам (broníram, “to armor”) (causative-iterative verb)
* броне- (brone-) (in compounds)
** бронева́к (bronevák, “armoured soldier”)
** бронежиле́тка (bronežilétka, “bullet-proof vest”)
** бронено́сец (bronenósec, “armadillo”) (animal)
** бронетранспортьо́р (bronetransportjór, “armoured fighting vehicle”)

#### Related terms

* бруст (brust, “breast stroke”) (late German loanword)

### References

* “броня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “броня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
* Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “броня”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 81
* “брънѩ”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024

## Russian
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic бръня (brŭnja), from Proto-Slavic *brъňa, from Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌾𐍉 (brunjō, “breastplate”), from Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ (“breastplate”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [brɐˈnʲa]
* Audio:(file)

#### Noun

броня́ • (bronjá) f inan (genitive брони́, nominative plural брони́, genitive plural броне́й, relational adjective бронево́й or бро́нный)
* (military) armor, armour, armoring, shell

##### Related terms

* бронево́й (bronevój), брониро́ванный (broniróvannyj), бронебо́йный (bronebójnyj)
* бронирова́ть impf or pf (bronirovátʹ)
* броневи́к m (bronevík), бронеавтомоби́ль m (broneavtomobílʹ), бронетранспротёр m (bronetransprotjór), бронежиле́т m (bronežilét)

### Etymology 2

Developed from the sense of “armor” during the Soviet period. Sense development was from “armor” → “securing” → “reservation”.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbronʲə]

#### Noun

бро́ня • (brónja) f inan (genitive бро́ни, nominative plural бро́ни, genitive plural бронь)
* reservation, booking
    Synonyms: резерви́рование n (rezervírovanije), бронь f (bronʹ)
* a secured essential worker job providing deferment from conscription

##### Related terms

* брони́ровать impf (bronírovatʹ), заброни́ровать pf (zabronírovatʹ)

## Ukrainian
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic брънꙗ (brŭnja), from Proto-Slavic *brъňa, from Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌾𐍉 (brunjō, “breastplate”), from Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ (“breastplate”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [brɔˈnʲa]

#### Noun

броня́ • (bronjá) f inan (genitive броні́, uncountable)
* (military) armor, armour, armoring
* (military, collective or in the singular) armored vehicle, armored car
* shell (of animals)
* (dated, poetic) arms, weapons

##### Derived terms

* бронюва́ти impf (bronjuváty), забронюва́ти pf (zabronjuváty)
* броньови́к m (bronʹovýk), бронеавтомобі́ль m (broneavtomobílʹ), бронетранспроте́р m (bronetransprotér), бронежиле́т m (bronežylét)
* бронепо́тяг m (bronepótjah), бронепо́їзд m (bronepójizd), бронека́тер m (bronekáter), бронемашин́а f (bronemašyńa)
* бронено́сець m (bronenósecʹ)
* бронета́нковий (bronetánkovyj)

### Etymology 2

Same as etymology 1, the meanings derive from Russian бро́ня (brónja, “reservation”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbrɔnʲɐ]

#### Noun

бро́ня • (brónja) f inan (genitive бро́ні, nominative plural бро́ні, genitive plural бронь)
* reservation, booking
* deferment (from conscription)

##### Related terms

* бронюва́ти impf (bronjuváty), забронюва́ти pf (zabronjuváty)

### Further reading

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “броня”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* “броня”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
* “броня”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
* “броня”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)