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English
Etymology
From Afrikaans broer. Doublet of brother, friar, and pal.
Noun
bru (plural brus)
- (South Africa) bro; bra; term of address for a man
2006, Guy Brown, Hijack!: cracking one of South Africa's most violent carjacking syndicates, page 37:"Nice little bonus for you, hey bru," Paul was saying.
2013, Nick Roddy, Out of Jericho, page 200:“Listen, bru, don't take this the wrong way, but I grew up with the black man. Never underestimate him and never overestimate him. […]
Interjection
bru
- (slang) Alternative spelling of bruh
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
From Frankish *brūn.
Pronunciation
Adjective
bru (feminine bruna, masculine plural bruns, feminine plural brunes)
- dark brown
Derived terms
Noun
bru m (plural bruns)
- dark brown
Further reading
French
Etymology
From Middle French bru, from Old French bru, brui, bruz, from Late Latin bruta, brutis, from Old High German brūt (“daughter-in-law, bride”) or Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌸𐍃 (bruþs, “daughter-in-law”); both from Proto-Germanic *brūdiz (“bride, daughter-in-law”). Akin to Old English brȳd (“bride”), English bride.
Pronunciation
Noun
bru f (plural brus)
- (regional) daughter-in-law
- Synonym: belle-fille
- Antonym: gendre
Usage notes
- The word is slightly dated in general European French, but current in many regions, including Canada.
Coordinate terms
See also
Further reading
Middle English
Noun
bru
- Alternative form of browe
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Norwegian Nynorsk bru, akin to the spoken form of the Oslo area; from Old West Norse brú. Went into use with the 1938 spelling reform during the Samnorsk policy. Doublet of bro, from Danish bro.
Noun
bru f or m (definite singular brua or bruen, indefinite plural bruer, definite plural bruene)
- bridge
Derived terms
References
- “bru” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “bru” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old West Norse brú.
Pronunciation
Noun
bru f (definite singular brua, indefinite plural bruer, definite plural bruene)
- bridge
Dette er den lengste brua i verda.- This is the longest bridge in the world.
Derived terms
References
- “bru” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *brūwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰrúHs (“brow”).
Pronunciation
Noun
brū f
- an eyelash
- an eyebrow
Declension
Declension of bru (strong ō-stem)
Derived terms
Descendants
References
Old French
Alternative forms
Noun
bru oblique singular, f (oblique plural brus, nominative singular bru, nominative plural brus)
- daughter-in-law
Descendants
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (bru, supplement)
Pnar
Etymology
From Proto-Khasian *bruː. Cognate with Khasi briew. Compare Proto-Khmuic *-brɔʔ (“person, man”) (whence Khmu cmbrɔʔ), Proto-Katuic *ɓruu (“mountain”) (whence the autonym Bru), Proto-Vietic *b-ruːʔ (whence Vietnamese rú), Santali ᱵᱩᱨᱩ (buru).
Pronunciation
Noun
bru
- person
- u bru ― man
- uni u bru ― this man
- ka bru ― woman
- kani ka bru ― this woman
Polish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bru/
- Rhymes: -u
- Syllabification: bru
Noun
bru m inan
- genitive singular of ber
Puyuma
Noun
bru
- (in females' ritual language) water
Synonyms
- ənay (general term)
- nanum (ritual term used by males)
References
- Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary