brug

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch brug.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brœχ/

Noun

brug (plural brûe, diminutive bruggie)

  1. bridge, a structure used to cross a gap or a body of water
  2. (on a ship) bridge
  3. (uncountable, card game) bridge

Breton

Etymology

Noun

brug m

  1. heather

Danish

Verb

brug

  1. imperativ of bruge

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch brugge, from Old Dutch *brugga, from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brʏx/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: brug
  • Rhymes: -ʏx

Noun

brug m or f (plural bruggen, diminutive bruggetje n)

  1. bridge (construction)
  2. (dentistry) bridge (dental prosthesis)
  3. (chiefly diminutive) A substantive connection in a discourse allowing one to move from one subject to another.

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