Brutus

Brutus

See also: brutus

English

Etymology

From Latin Brutus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹutəs/

Proper noun

Brutus

1. a Roman cognomen.
2. A male given name.

Translations

Roman cognomen

Armenian: Բրուտոս (Brutos) French: Brutus (fr) German: Brutus Greek: Βρούτος (Vroútos) Italian: Bruto (it) Latin: Brutus Polish: Brutus (pl) Russian: Брут (Brut) Spanish: Bruto

Noun

Brutus (plural Brutuses)

1. (historical) A kind of wig.
2. (historical) A hairstyle brushed back from the forehead, popular at the time of the French Revolution, when it was an affectation to admire the Ancient Romans.

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Latin

Etymology

See brūtus

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbruː.tus/, [ˈbruːt̪ʊs̠]

• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbru.tus/, [ˈbruːt̪us]

Proper noun

Brūtus m sg (genitive Brūtī); second declension

1. A cognomen of the Roman gens Iunius.
   • 1599 CE: William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

     Et tū, Brūte?

     And you, Brutus?

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Brūtus
Genitive	Brūtī
Dative	Brūtō
Accusative	Brūtum
Ablative	Brūtō
Vocative	Brūte

References

• “Brutus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Brutus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

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Old Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Brutus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɾu.ˈtus/

Proper noun

Brutus m

1. Brutus, legendary king of Britain
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 35 (facsimile):

     Dun mercadoꝛ que auia per nome Coliſtanus / que os leuaſſ a bꝛetãna / a que pobꝛou rei bꝛutꝰ

     Of a merchant who was called Colistanus / who took them to Britain / which was colonised by King Brutus