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English
Etymology
From Latin Brutus.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Brutus
- a Roman cognomen.
- A male given name.
Translations
Noun
Brutus (plural Brutuses)
- (historical) A kind of wig.
- (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.
German
Etymology
Latin Brūtus
Pronunciation
Noun
Brutus m (plural Brutus or Brutusse)
- Brutus
Latin
Etymology
See brūtus
Pronunciation
(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbruː.tus/,
Proper noun
Brūtus m sg (genitive Brūtī); second declension
- A cognomen of the Roman gens Iunius.
- 1599 CE, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar (an English work)
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
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.
Old Galician-Portuguese
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Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin Brutus.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Brutus m
- Brutus, legendary king of Britain
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- 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