brancard

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French brancard.

Noun

brancard (plural brancards)

1. (obsolete) A litter drawn by a horse, on which a person may be carried.
   • 1814, Frances Burney, Journals and Letters, Penguin, published 2001, page 479:

     Mr d'Arblay was not only renversé, the brancard striking him upon his breast, but flung to some distance by the force of the blow.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French brancard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɑŋˈkaːr/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: bran‧card

Noun

brancard m (plural brancards, diminutive brancardje n)

1. gurney, stretcher

   Synonyms: baar, draagbaar

Descendants

• → Indonesian: brankar
• → Papiamentu: brankar

French

Etymology

From branc, masculine form of branche (“branch”), with noun suffix -ard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁɑ̃.kaʁ/

• Audio:

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Noun

brancard m (plural brancards)

1. shaft (of wagon, cart etc.)
2. stretcher

Derived terms

• brancardage (noun)
• brancarder (verb)
• brancardier (noun)
• ruer dans les brancards

Descendants

• → Dutch: brancard
  • → Indonesian: brankar
  • → Papiamentu: brankar
• → English: brancard
• → Khmer: ប្រង់កា (prɑngkaa)
• → Persian: برانکارد (berânkârd)
• → Vietnamese: băng ca

Further reading

• “brancard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
• A. Brachet (1868) An etymological dictionary of the French language (in French)