brúnn

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See also: brunn, Brunn, and Brünn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *brūnaz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

brúnn (comparative brúnni, superlative brúnastur)

  1. brown

Inflection

    positive (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative brúnn brún brúnt
accusative brúnan brúna brúnt
dative brúnum brúnni brúnu
genitive brúns brúnnar brúns
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative brúnir brúnar brún
accusative brúna brúnar brún
dative brúnum brúnum brúnum
genitive brúnna brúnna brúnna
    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative brúni brúna brúna
accusative brúna brúnu brúna
dative brúna brúnu brúna
genitive brúna brúnu brúna
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative brúnu brúnu brúnu
accusative brúnu brúnu brúnu
dative brúnu brúnu brúnu
genitive brúnu brúnu brúnu
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative brúnni brúnni brúnna
accusative brúnni brúnni brúnna
dative brúnni brúnni brúnna
genitive brúnni brúnni brúnna
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative brúnni brúnni brúnni
accusative brúnni brúnni brúnni
dative brúnni brúnni brúnni
genitive brúnni brúnni brúnni
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative brúnastur brúnust brúnast
accusative brúnastan brúnasta brúnast
dative brúnustum brúnastri brúnustu
genitive brúnasts brúnastrar brúnasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative brúnastir brúnastar brúnust
accusative brúnasta brúnastar brúnust
dative brúnustum brúnustum brúnustum
genitive brúnastra brúnastra brúnastra
    superlative (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative brúnasti brúnasta brúnasta
accusative brúnasta brúnustu brúnasta
dative brúnasta brúnustu brúnasta
genitive brúnasta brúnustu brúnasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative brúnustu brúnustu brúnustu
accusative brúnustu brúnustu brúnustu
dative brúnustu brúnustu brúnustu
genitive brúnustu brúnustu brúnustu

Related terms

See also

Colors in Icelandic · litir (layout · text)
     hvítur; mjallhvítur      grár      svartur
             rauður; fagurrauður, djúprauður              appelsínugulur, gulrauður, órans (dated); brúnn, dökkbrúnn; fölvi, mórauður              gulur; rjómagulur
             gulgrænn, mosagrænn              grænn             
             blágrænn; grænblár              heiðblár, fagurblár, himinblár, safírblár              blár
             fjólublár; dimmfjólublár, indígóblár              blárauður; rauðfjólublár (fjólublár), purpuralitur              bleikur

Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

brúnn

  1. present analytic of brúigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
brúnn bhrúnn mbrúnn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *brūnaz (“grey, brown”).

Adjective

brúnn

  1. brown
  2. (of polished metal) bright

Declension

    Strong declension of brúnn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative brúnn brún brúnt
accusative brúnan brúna brúnt
dative brúnum brúnni brúnu
genitive brúns brúnnar brúns
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative brúnir brúnar brún
accusative brúna brúnar brún
dative brúnum brúnum brúnum
genitive brúnna brúnna brúnna
    Weak declension of brúnn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative brúni brúna brúna
accusative brúna brúnu brúna
dative brúna brúnu brúna
genitive brúna brúnu brúna
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative brúnu brúnu brúnu
accusative brúnu brúnu brúnu
dative brúnum brúnum brúnum
genitive brúnu brúnu brúnu

Derived terms

  • brúnaðr (“dark-coloured; grey”)
  • brúnmóálóttr (“of mouse-grey colour with a black stripe down the back (of a horse)”)

Descendants

Noun

brúnn m (genitive brúns, plural brúnar)

  1. a black horse

Declension

  Declension of brúnn (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brúnn brúnninn brúnar brúnarnir
accusative brún brúninn brúna brúnana
dative brúni brúninum brúnum brúnunum
genitive brúns brúnsins brúna brúnanna

See also

Colors in Old Norse · litir (layout · text)
     hvítr      grár, hǫss      svartr
             rauðr; rauðgulr              brúnn, jarpr              gulr
                          grœnn             
                                       blár
             víolat                          

References

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