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See also: Brus, bruś, Bruś, and брус

English

Noun

brus

  1. plural of bru

Anagrams

Czech

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brusъ.

Noun

brus m inan

  1. grinding stone, whetstone
    smirkový brus ― emery-wheel
    brus na ostření ― rubstone
Declension
Declension of brus (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative brus brusy
genitive brusu brusů
dative brusu brusům
accusative brus brusy
vocative bruse brusy
locative bruse, brusu brusech
instrumental brusem brusy
Related terms
nouns

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

brus

  1. second-person singular imperative of brousit

Further reading

  • brus in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • brus in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • brus in Internetová jazyková příručka

Dutch

Etymology

Blend of broer (“brother”) +‎ zus (“sister”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brʏs/
  • audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: brus
  • Rhymes: -ʏs

Noun

brus m or f (plural brussen, diminutive brusje n)

  1. (uncommon) sibling
    • 2009, De Tandem vzw, Brochure for workshop “Brussen aan het woord”
      Beide organisaties realiseren daarom samen deze studiedag, waarin de plaats van brussen in de ondersteuning van gezinnen het centrale thema vormt.
      Both organisations together therefore organise this workshop, in which the place of siblings in the support of families is the central theme.
    Synonym: (chiefly academic) sibling

Irish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

brus m (genitive singular bruis)

  1. broken, crumbled, bits; dust

Declension

Declension of brus

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative brus
Vocative a bhruis
Genitive bruis
Dative brus

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an brus
Genitive an bhruis
Dative leis an mbrus

don bhrus

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
brus bhrus mbrus
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *brusъ. Cognate with Upper Sorbian brus, Polish brus, Czech brus, Serbo-Croatian brȗs, Russian брус (brus).

Pronunciation

Noun

brus m inan (diminutive brusk)

  1. whetstone, grindstone

Declension

Declension of brus
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative brus brusa bruse
Genitive brusa brusowu brusow
Dative brusoju brusoma brusam
Accusative brus brusa bruse
Instrumental brusom brusoma brusami
Locative brusu brusoma brusach

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “brus”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “brus”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

From bruse (verb); a shortening of the earlier term bruslimonade.

Pronunciation

Noun

brus m (definite singular brusen, indefinite plural brus, definite plural brusene) (countable or uncountable)

  1. soda, pop (carbonated water, both US), fizzy drink (UK), (carbonated) soft drink

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology 1

From bruse (verb); a shortening of the earlier term bruslimonade.

Noun

brus m (definite singular brusen, indefinite plural brusar, definite plural brusane) (countable or uncountable)

  1. soda, pop (carbonated water, both US), fizzy drink (UK), (carbonated) soft drink
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

brus

  1. imperative of brusa

References

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brusъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

brus m inan

  1. whetstone, hone
    Synonym: osełka

Declension

Declension of brus
singular plural
nominative brus brusy
genitive brusa brusów
dative brusowi brusom
accusative brus brusy
instrumental brusem brusami
locative brusie brusach
vocative brusie brusy

Related terms

noun
verb

Further reading

  • brus in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brusъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

brȗs m (Cyrillic spelling бру̑с)

  1. whetstone, grindstone

Declension

Declension of brus
singular plural
nominative brȗs brȕsovi
genitive brusa brusova
dative brusu brusovima
accusative brus brusove
vocative brusu brusovi
locative brusu brusovima
instrumental brusom brusovima

References

  • “brus” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Swedish

brus från vattenfall
vitt brus
visuellt brus

Etymology

Deverbal from brusa.

Pronunciation

Noun

brus n

  1. noise, static (the sound of bad speakers and the like)
  2. noise (similar sound of crashing waves, streaming water, wind, etc.)
    Du som stillar havens brus, deras böljors brus och folkens larm.
    Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the racket of the people. (Psalms 65:7)
  3. (technology) noise, static
    vitt brus
    white noise
    Jag får ingen bild på tv:n. Det är bara brus.
    I can't get a picture on the TV. It's just static.

Declension

Declension of brus 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative brus bruset — —
Genitive brus brusets — —

Related terms

See also

References

Anagrams

Tok Pisin

Noun

brus

  1. tobacco
    Synonym: tabak
  2. cigar
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