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Webster 1913 Edition

Brandy

Bran′dy

Noun.

;

pl.

Brandies

[From older

brandywine

brandwine

, fr. D.

brandewijn

, fr. p. p. of

branden

to burn, distill +

wijn

wine, akin to G.

branntwein

. See

Brand

A strong alcoholic liquor distilled from wine. The name is also given to spirit distilled from other liquors, and in the United States to that distilled from cider and peaches. In northern Europe, it is also applied to a spirit obtained from grain.

Brandy fruit

fruit preserved in brandy and sugar.

Webster 1828 Edition

Brandy

BRAN'DY

Noun.

An ardent spirit distilled from wine. The same name is now given to spirit distilled from other liquors, and in the U. States particularly to that which is distilled from cyder and peaches.

Definition 2024

Brandy

See also: brandy

English

Alternative forms

Brandi

Proper noun

Brandy

A female given name derived from brandy, an alcoholic liquor. Mostly seen in American usage during the 1970s and 1980s.

brandy

See also: Brandy

English

Noun

brandy ‎(countable and uncountable, plural brandies)

(uncountable) An alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice.
(countable) Any variety of brandy.
(countable) A glass of brandy.

Derived terms

Terms derived from brandy

apple brandy
apricot brandy
brandy Alexander
brandy and soda
brandy-ball
brandy-bottle
brandy butter
brandy-cherry

brandy-cowe
brandy paper
brandy-pawnee
brandy-peach
brandy-smash
brandy snap
brandy-wine

cherry brandy
cider brandy
corn-brandy
cut brandy
peach brandy
plum brandy
pomace brandy

Translations

liquor

Arabic: بَرَانْدِي m ‎(barandī), بْرَانْدِي m ‎(brandī), كُونْيَاك m ‎(kunyāk), كُونْيَاك m ‎(kunyak)
Armenian: կոնյակ (hy) ‎(konyak), (rare) բրենդի ‎(brendi), (neologism) արբուն ‎(arbun)
Belarusian: брэ́ндзі n ‎(bréndzi), канья́к m ‎(kanʹják)
Bulgarian: коня́к m ‎(konják), ракия (bg) f ‎(rakija), бре́нди n ‎(bréndi)
Catalan: brandi m, conyac m
Chamicuro: awalente
Chinese:

Cantonese: 拔蘭地, 拔兰地 ‎(bat⁶ laan⁴⁻¹ dei²), 白蘭地, 白兰地 ‎(baak⁶ laan⁴⁻¹ dei²), 干邑 ‎(gon¹ jap¹)

Mandarin: 白蘭地 (zh), 白兰地 (zh) ‎(báilándì)
Dutch: brandewijn (nl)
Estonian: brändi
French: cognac (fr) m, brandy (fr) m, eau-de-vie (fr)
Galician: brandy (gl) m
Georgian: ბრენდი ‎(brendi), კონიაკი ‎(ḳoniaḳi)
German: Kognak (de) m, Brandy (de) m, Weinbrand (de) m, Branntwein (de) m

Greek: κονιάκ (el) n ‎(koniák)
Hawaiian: palani
Japanese: ブランデー ‎(burandē), コニャック ‎(konyakku)
Korean: 브랜디 (ko) ‎(beuraendi), 코냑 ‎(konyak)
Macedonian: бре́нди n ‎(bréndi)
Maori: parani
Portuguese: brande (pt) m, brandy (pt) m
Romanian: rachiu (ro), vinars (ro)
Russian: бре́нди (ru) m ‎(brɛ́ndi), конья́к (ru) m ‎(konʹják)
Serbo-Croatian: brendi (sh) m
Spanish: brandy (es) m, coñac (es) m
Swedish: konjak (sv) c, brandy (sv) c
Tagalog: brandi
Ukrainian: бре́нді n ‎(bréndi), конья́к m ‎(konʹják)
Vietnamese: rượu branđi
Volapük: konyak (vo), filavin, yägin

variety of brandy

Bulgarian: бре́нди n ‎(bréndi)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 白蘭地 (zh), 白兰地 (zh) ‎(báilándì)

Greek: μπράντι (el) n ‎(bránti)
Macedonian: бре́нди n ‎(bréndi)
Russian: бре́нди (ru) m ‎(brɛ́ndi)
Serbo-Croatian: brendi (sh) m

glass of brandy

German: (coll.) Kurzer (de) m
Greek: μπράντι (el) n ‎(bránti)

Macedonian: бре́нди n ‎(bréndi)
Russian: бре́нди (ru) m ‎(brɛ́ndi)
Serbo-Croatian: brendi (sh) m

Verb

brandy ‎(third-person singular simple present brandies, present participle brandying, simple past and past participle brandied)

(transitive) To preserve, flavour, or mix with brandy.

Translations

To preserve, flavour, or mix with brandy

Vietnamese: rượu nặng

Finnish

(index b)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbrændi/
Hyphenation: bran‧dy

Noun

brandy

brandy

Declension

Inflection of brandy (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		brandy	brandyt
genitive		brandyn	brandyjen
partitive		brandyä	brandyjä
illative		brandyyn	brandyihin
		singular	plural
nominative		brandy	brandyt
accusative	nom.	brandy	brandyt
accusative	gen.	brandyn	brandyt
genitive		brandyn	brandyjen
partitive		brandyä	brandyjä
inessive		brandyssä	brandyissä
elative		brandystä	brandyistä
illative		brandyyn	brandyihin
adessive		brandyllä	brandyillä
ablative		brandyltä	brandyiltä
allative		brandylle	brandyille
essive		brandynä	brandyinä
translative		brandyksi	brandyiksi
instructive		—	brandyin
abessive		brandyttä	brandyittä
comitative		—	brandyineen

Portuguese

Noun

brandy m (uncountable)

Alternative form of brande

Spanish

Noun

brandy m ‎(plural brandys or brandies)

brandy

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Webster 1913 Edition

Brandy

Bran′dy

Webster 1828 Edition

Brandy

BRAN'DY

Definition 2024

Brandy

Brandy

English

Alternative forms

Proper noun

brandy

brandy

English

Noun

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

Translations

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Finnish

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Noun

Declension

Portuguese

Noun

Spanish

Noun

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