bru
English
Etymology
From Afrikaans broer. Doublet of brother, friar, and pal.
Noun
bru (plural brus)
- (South Africa) bro; bra; term of address for a man
- 2006, Guy Brown, Hijack!: cracking one of South Africa's most violent carjacking syndicates (page 37)
- "Nice little bonus for you, hey bru," Paul was saying.
- 2013, Nick Roddy, Out of Jericho (page 200)
- “Listen, bru, don't take this the wrong way, but I grew up with the black man. Never underestimate him and never overestimate him. […]
- 2006, Guy Brown, Hijack!: cracking one of South Africa's most violent carjacking syndicates (page 37)
Anagrams
- RUB, bur, bur-, rub
Catalan
Etymology
From Frankish *brūn.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈbɾu/
- Rhymes: -u
Adjective
bru (feminine bruna, masculine plural bruns, feminine plural brunes)
- dark brown
Derived terms
- ós bru
Noun
bru m (plural bruns)
- dark brown
Further reading
- “bru” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “bru”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “bru” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “bru” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From Old French bru, brut, from Medieval Latin bruta, from Old High German brūt (“daughter-in-law, bride”), from Proto-Germanic *brūdiz (“bride, daughter-in-law”). Akin to Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌸𐍃 (brūþs, “daughter-in-law”), Old English brȳd (“bride”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʁy/
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Noun
bru f (plural brus)
- (regional) daughter-in-law
- Synonym: belle-fille
- Antonym: gendre
Usage notes
- The word is slightly dated in general European French, but current in many regions, including Canada.
Coordinate terms
- beau-fils
- beau-frère
- beau-père
- bel-enfant
- belle-mère
- belle-sœur
See also
- marâtre
- parâtre
Further reading
- “bru”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English
Noun
bru
- Alternative form of browe
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- bro
Etymology
From Norwegian Nynorsk bru, from Old West Norse brú. Cognate with Danish bro and Icelandic brú.
Noun
bru f or m (definite singular brua or bruen, indefinite plural bruer, definite plural bruene)
- bridge
Derived terms
- bogebru
- brubygger
- bruhode
- brukar
- buebru
- flytebru
- fotgjengerbru
- gangbru
- hengebru
- hvelvbru
- jernbanebru
- kavlebru
- kjørebru
- kommandobru
- kuldebru
- kvelvbru
- landgangsbru
- luftbru
- låvebru
- pongtongbru
- svingbru
- vindebru
- vippebru
References
- “bru” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old West Norse brú.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brʉː/
Noun
bru f (definite singular brua, indefinite plural bruer, definite plural bruene)
- bridge
- Dette er den lengste brua i verda.
- This is the longest bridge in the world.
Derived terms
- bogebru
- brubyggar
- brubygging
- brubyggjar
- bruhovud
- brukar
- brukjer
- flytebru
- fotgangarbru
- fotgjengarbru
- gangbru
- hengebru
- hengjebru
- jarnbanebru
- jernbanebru
- kavlebru
- kommandobru
- kvelvbru
- køyrebru
- landgangsbru
- luftbru
- låvebru
- svingbru
- vindebru
- vippebru
References
- “bru” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- bur
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *brūwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰrúHs (“brow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bruː/
Noun
brū f
- an eyelash
- an eyebrow
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | brū | brūwa, brūwe |
| accusative | brūwe | brūwa, brūwe |
| genitive | brūwe | brūwa |
| dative | brūwe | brūwum |
Derived terms
- oferbrū (“eyebrow”)
Descendants
- Middle English: browe, broȝ, brou, brow, bru, brouwe, brwe, bruwe
- English: brow
- Scots: broo
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “bru”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Old French
Alternative forms
- brut
Noun
bru f (oblique plural brus, nominative singular bru, nominative plural brus)
- daughter-in-law
Descendants
- French: bru
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (bru, supplement)
Pnar
Etymology
From Proto-Khasian *bruː. Cognate with Khasi briew. Compare Proto-Khmuic *-brɔʔ (“person, man”) (whence Khmu [Cuang] cmbrɔʔ), Proto-Katuic *ɓruu (“mountain”) (whence the autonym Bru), Proto-Vietic *b-ruːʔ (whence Vietnamese rú), Santali ᱵᱩᱨᱩ (buru).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bru/
Noun
bru
- person
- u bru ― man
- uni u bru ― this man
- ka bru ― woman
- kani ka bru ― this woman
Polish
Alternative forms
- beru
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bru/
- Rhymes: -u
- Syllabification: bru
Noun
bru m inan
- genitive singular of ber
Puyuma
Noun
bru
- (in females' ritual language) water
Synonyms
- ənay (general term)
- nanum (ritual term used by males)
References
- Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary