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語源

From Proto-Italic *ðrā, from Proto-Indo-European *-dʰrom (“instrumental suffix”), or possibly in some cases from Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom with subsequent dissimilation of l...l to l...r in Italic. Almost always preceded somewhere in the same word by /l/ or /r/; scatebra is an exception to this generalization.

発音

• (Classical Latin) IPA: [ˈbra]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: [ˈbraː]

接尾辞

-bra f (genitive -brae); first declension

1. Noun suffix denoting instrument.
2. Noun suffix denoting vessel or place.
3. Noun suffix denoting person. (rare)

語形変化

First-declension noun.

接尾辞

-bra

1. nominative neuter plural of -brum
2. accusative neuter plural of -brum
3. vocative neuter plural of -brum

参考

発音

• enPR: brä, IPA: /bɹɑː/, [bɹɐ̞]
• (Ireland, Ottawa Valley) IPA: /bɹæ/
• 韻: -ɑː

語源 1

Clipping of brassiere, borrowed from French brassière, from Old French braciere (originally a lining inside armor to protect the arm, but later a garment), from Old French brace (“arm”), from Latin bracchia, plural of Latin bracchium (“forearm”), from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn, “forearm”), from Proto-Hellenic *brəkʰús (“short”) (because the forearm is shorter than the upper arm), inherited from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus.

名詞

bra (plural bras)

1. An item of clothing, usually underwear worn to support the breasts. [from 1920s]
   • 1964, Philip K. Dick, “FOUR”, in Clans of the Alphane Moon, United States: Ace Books, →OCLC; republished London: HarperCollinsPublishers, 1996, →ISBN, page 27:

     Mary felt annoyed at the girl; just because bras had become passé, did a girl with so pronounced a bosom have to cater to fashion? In this case practicality dictated a bra, and Mary stood at the desk feeling herself flushing with disapproval.

   • 1968, Carl Ruhen, The Key Club, Sydney: Scripts, page 12:

     Her housecoat had fallen open. She was wearing only panties and bra, which did nothing to make her scrawny, wrinkled body appealing.

派生語

語源 2

From bracket, referring to the notation introduced in 1939 by Paul Dirac.

名詞

bra (plural bras)

1. (linear algebra, quantum mechanics) One of the two vectors in the standard notation for describing quantum states in quantum mechanics, the row vector; the other (column) vector being its complex conjugate, the ket.

反意語

• ket

派生語

関連する語

• bra-ket
• ket-bra

語源 3

Representing a different pronunciation of bro (“brother”).

名詞

bra (plural bras)

1. (slang) Alternative form of bro; friend, mate

   Take it easy, bra!

   • 2009, Todd Johnson, Influence:

     “Famalam, I ain't even gon lie to ya man, I am super happy to be finally maxing out on parole my real. This violation was definitely a reality check Bra!” Influence replied to his comrade.

Further reading

• bra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

アナグラム

• Rab, ABR, bar-, Arb., bar, BAR, ARB, RBA, Bar, arb, abr., Bar.