LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

brandus

*brandus m (oblique *brandum)

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romancemasculinereconstructionfire, firebrand
  2. Proto Italo Western Romancemasculinereconstructionflaming sword, sword

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative/ˈbrandos//ˈbrandi/

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenw- Proto-Indo-European *bʰrénuh₁e-? Proto-Germanic *brinnaną Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Germanic *-az Proto-Germanic *brandaz Frankish *brandbor. Latin *brandus Borrowed from Frankish *brand (“fire, firebrand”).

Descendants
  • Frenchbrandfrom Old French branc
  • Frenchbranlerfrom Old French branc
  • Italianbrando
  • Occitanbranfrom Old Occitan brand
  • Occitanbrandarfrom Old Occitan brand
  • Catalanbrandarfrom Old Occitan brand
  • Frenchbrandirfrom Vulgar Latin *brandiō
  • Englishbrandishfrom Vulgar Latin *brandiō
  • Spanishblandirfrom Vulgar Latin *brandiō
  • Portuguesebrandirfrom Vulgar Latin *brandiō

Quick answers

What does brandus mean in Latin?
brandus, a noun, means “fire, firebrand; flaming sword, sword”.