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N.-B BRANCHE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1991-03-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Toponymy
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- branch
1, record 1, English, branch
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tributary or distributary of a watercourse. 1, record 1, English, - branch
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Farlinger Branch, Ont. 1, record 1, English, - branch
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Widely used. 1, record 1, English, - branch
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
branch: term validated by the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (CPCGN) within the scope of its glossary (BT-176) which is the first authoritative publication on generics in use in Canada. 2, record 1, English, - branch
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bras
1, record 1, French, bras
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- branche 1, record 1, French, branche
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- embranchement 1, record 1, French, embranchement
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chacune des ramifications d’un cours d’eau principal. 1, record 1, French, - bras
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bras des Angers, Québec. 1, record 1, French, - bras
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Branche à Charles, N.-B. 1, record 1, French, - bras
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Embranchement chez Bergeron, Québec. 1, record 1, French, - bras
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bras : Lorsque le bras ne sert plus de chenal pour laisser les eaux s’écouler, celles-ci deviennent dormantes ou stagnantes; on parle alors d’un «bras mort». Attesté au Québec. 1, record 1, French, - bras
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
branche : Encore présent aujourd’hui au Québec, ce terme était très usité au XIXe siècle. Au N.-B., entre autres, ce générique désigne aussi la rivière ou le ruisseau, aussi bien que la ramification. Attesté au Québec et au N.-B. 1, record 1, French, - bras
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
embranchement : Descriptif attesté au Québec. 1, record 1, French, - bras
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
bras; branche; embranchement : termes uniformisés par le Comité permanent canadien des noms géographiques (CPCNG) dans le cadre du glossaire BT-176 faisant autorité sur la question des génériques en usage au Canada. 2, record 1, French, - bras
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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