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бро́ня

uncommon #6180
nounfeminineinanimateuncountable
  • 1.

    reservation, reserved quota, booking

    У нас бро́ня на два но́мера в гости́нице.

    We have a reservation for two hotel rooms.

    Stressed бро́ня; with end stress броня́ the word means 'armour'. Often colloquially бронь.

  • 2.

    exemption (from call-up), defermentmilitary

    У заводских инжене́ров была́ бро́ня от призы́ва.

    The factory engineers had an exemption from the draft.

    Historical and administrative use: a worker kept at his job instead of being drafted.

  • 3.

    reservation slip, booking voucher

    Предъяви́те бро́ню на сто́йке регистра́ции.

    Show your reservation slip at the check-in desk.

Usage info

бронь is by far the more common and natural word used for a reservation in modern Russian.

Examples

Declension

SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

бро́ня

бро́ни

Gen.Genitive

бро́ни

бро́нь

Dat.Dative

бро́не

бро́ням

Acc.Accusative

бро́ню

бро́ни

Inst.Instrumental

бро́ней

бро́нею

бро́нями

Prep.Prepositional

бро́не

бро́нях

Word familyброня́PRO

  • nounfeminine
  • бро́няreservation; exemption (from call-up); reservation slip
    nounfeminine

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  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • Wade edited usage info 3 months ago.
  • Sandy edited translation and tags 3 years ago.
  • Sandy edited tags 3 years ago.