brunet
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See also: Brunet
English
Etymology
From French brunet. Compare also Middle English brunet, burnet (“brown”), from Old French brunet, which is the same word.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛt
Adjective
brunet (not comparable)
- (rare) Of a man's or boy's hair: brown or dark brown.
- (rare) Of a man or boy, having brown or dark brown hair.
Noun
brunet (plural brunets)
- (rare) A man or boy with brown or dark brown hair.
Usage notes
Brunet is the masculine form of brunette. It is rarely used.
Anagrams
Danish
Adjective
brunet
Inflection
| Inflection of brunet | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | brunet | — | —2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | brunet | — | —2 |
| Plural | brunede | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | brunede | — | — |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
Verb
brunet
- past participle of brune
Dutch
Pronunciation
Adjective
brunet (not comparable)
Inflection
| Inflection of brunet | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | brunet | |||
| inflected | brunette | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | brunet | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | brunette | ||
| n. sing. | brunet | |||
| plural | brunette | |||
| definite | brunette | |||
| partitive | brunets | |||
Noun
brunet f (plural brunetten, diminutive brunetje n)
- Alternative form of brunette.
Middle English
Noun
brunet
- Alternative form of burnet
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French brunette.
Pronunciation
Noun
brunet m pers (female equivalent brunetka, diminutive brunecik)
- brunet (brown- or dark-brown-haired man)
Declension
Declension of brunet
Related terms
nouns
Further reading
- brunet in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- brunet in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Adjective
brunet m or n (feminine singular brunetă, masculine plural bruneți, feminine and neuter plural brunete)
Declension
Declension of brunet
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | brunet | brunetă | bruneți | brunete | ||
| definite | brunetul | bruneta | bruneții | brunetele | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | brunet | brunete | bruneți | brunete | ||
| definite | brunetului | brunetei | bruneților | brunetelor | |||
Slovak
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
brunet m anim (feminine brunetka)
- brunet (brown- or dark-brown-haired man)
Declension
Declension of brunet
Related terms
Further reading
- “brunet”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024