bruun

See also: Bruun

Dutch Low Saxon

Alternative forms

brun
broen (Sallands)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɾuːn/

Adjective

bruun

(in several dialects, including Stellingwerfs and Sallands) brown

German Low German

Alternative forms

brun

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɾuːn/

Adjective

bruun

(in several dialects) brown

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *brūn, from Proto-Germanic *brūnaz.

Adjective

bruun

brown

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Dutch: bruin
- Afrikaans: bruin
- → Sranan Tongo: broin
Limburgish: broen
West Flemish: bruun
→ English: bruin
→ Latvian: brūns

Noun

bruun m

A bear character in the story of Reynard the fox.

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

“bruun”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
“bruun”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

West Flemish

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bruun, from Old Dutch *brūn, from Proto-Germanic *brūnaz.

Adjective

bruun (comparative bruunder, superlative bruunst)

brown

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