brusk
See also: brüsk
English
Adjective
brusk (comparative brusker or more brusk, superlative bruskest or most brusk)
- (Britain, obsolete or US) Alternative spelling of brusque
- 1870, B[enjamin] Disraeli, chapter XV, in Lothair. […], volume II, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., OCLC 1247608154, pages 161–162:
- Whether it were the absence of Theodora or some other cause, he was brusk, ungracious, scowling, and silent, only nodding to the Bishop who benignly saluted him, […]
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Anagrams
- Burks, burks
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse brjósk (“cartilage”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brusk/, [b̥ʁusɡ̊]
Noun
brusk c (singular definite brusken, plural indefinite bruske)
- cartilage, gristle
Inflection
Declension of brusk
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | brusk | brusken | bruske | bruskene |
| genitive | brusks | bruskens | bruskes | bruskenes |
Further reading
brusk on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
brus + -k
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [brusk]
Noun
brusk m
- Diminutive of brus
Declension
Declension of brusk
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | brusk | bruska | bruski |
| Genitive | bruska | bruskowu | bruskow |
| Dative | bruskoju | bruskoma | bruskam |
| Accusative | brusk | bruska | bruski |
| Instrumental | bruskom | bruskoma | bruskami |
| Locative | brusku | bruskoma | bruskach |
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “brusk”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999), “brusk”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse brjósk.
Noun
brusk n (definite singular brusket, indefinite plural brusk, definite plural bruska)
- cartilage, gristle
References
- “brusk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.