brus

See also: brus., Brus, and Bruś

English

Noun

brus

  1. plural of bru

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Blend of broer +‎ zus.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ʏs
  • IPA(key): /brʏs/
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Noun

brus m or f (plural brussen, diminutive brusje n)

  1. sibling
    • 2009, De Tandem vzw, Brochure for workshop “Brussen aan het woord”
      Beide organisaties realiseren daarom samen deze studiedag, waarin de plaats van brussen in de ondersteuning van gezinnen het centrale thema vormt.
      Both organisations together therefore organise this workshop, in which the place of siblings in the support of families is the central theme.

Irish

Etymology

Noun

brus m (genitive singular bruis)

  1. broken, crumbled, bits; dust

Declension
Declension of brus

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative brus
Vocative a bhruis
Genitive bruis
Dative brus

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an brus
Genitive an bhruis
Dative leis an mbrus

don bhrus

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
brus bhrus mbrus
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *brusъ. Cognate with Upper Sorbian brus, Polish brus, Czech brus, Serbo-Croatian brȗs, Russian брус (brus).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [brus]

Noun

brus m (diminutive brusk)

  1. whetstone, grindstone

Declension
Declension of brus
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative brus brusa bruse
Genitive brusa brusowu brusow
Dative brusoju brusoma brusam
Accusative brus brusa bruse
Instrumental brusom brusoma brusami
Locative brusu brusoma brusach

Derived terms
  • bruscyk
  • brusćik
  • brusyk

References
  • brus in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From bruse (verb); a shortening of the earlier term bruslimonade

Pronunciation

Noun

brus m (definite singular brusen, indefinite plural brus, definite plural brusene) (countable or uncountable)

  1. soda, pop (carbonated water, both US), fizzy drink (UK), (carbonated) soft drink

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From bruse (verb); a shortening of the earlier term bruslimonade,

Noun

brus m (definite singular brusen, indefinite plural brusar, definite plural brusane) (countable or uncountable)

  1. soda, pop (carbonated water, both US), fizzy drink (UK), (carbonated) soft drink

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

brus

  1. imperative of brusa

References

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *brusъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /brus/

Noun

brus m inan

  1. whetstone, hone

Declension
declension of brus
singular plural
nominative brus brusy
genitive brusa brusów
dative brusowi brusom
accusative brus brusy
instrumental brusem brusami
locative brusie brusach
vocative brusie brusy

Synonyms
  • (verb) brusić, bruszyć
  • (noun) bruśnik

Further reading
  • brus in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *brusъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /brûːs/

Noun

brȗs m (Cyrillic spelling бру̑с)

  1. whetstone, grindstone

Declension
Declension of brus
singular plural
nominative brȗs brȕsovi
genitive brusa brusova
dative brusu brusovima
accusative brus brusove
vocative brusu brusovi
locative brusu brusovima
instrumental brusom brusovima

References
  • “brus” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Swedish

Etymology

See the verb brusa.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ʉːs

Noun

brus

  1. noise; the sound of waves, wind, streaming water
    du som stillar havens brus, deras böljors brus och folkens larm.
    Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people. (Psalms 65:7)
  2. (technology) noise (not signal)
    vitt brus
    white noise

Declension
Declension of brus 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative brus bruset — —
Genitive brus brusets — —

Tok Pisin

Noun

brus

  1. tobacco; cigar
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