brutal

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English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin brutalis (“savage, stupid”), from Latin brūtus (“dull, stupid”).

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Adjective

brutal (comparative more brutal, superlative most brutal)

  2. Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel.
    • 2017 January 19, Peter Bradshaw, “T2 Trainspotting review – choose a sequel that doesn't disappoint”, in the Guardian‎:
      What began as a zeitgeisty outlaw romp in the Uncool Britannia of the 1990s is now reborn as a scabrous and brutal black comedy about middle-aged male disappointment and fear of death.
  3. Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.
  4. Harsh; unrelenting.
  5. Disagreeably precise or penetrating.
  6. (music, figuratively) In extreme metal, to describe the speed of the music and the density of riffs.
  7. Direct and without attempt to disguise unpleasantness.
    brutal honesty

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Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish brutal.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bru‧tal
  • IPA(key): /bɾuˈtal/,

Adjective

brutál

  1. brutal; wicked
    Synonym: mabangis

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin brutālis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

brutal m or f (masculine and feminine plural brutals)

  1. brutal

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Danish

Etymology

From French brutal, from Latin brūtus (“dull, stupid”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

brutal

  1. brutal
  2. savage

Inflection

Inflection of brutal
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular brutal brutalere brutalest2
Indefinite neuter singular brutalt brutalere brutalest2
Plural brutale brutalere brutalest2
Definite attributive1 brutale brutalere brutaleste
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.

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin brūtālis (“savage, stupid”), from brūtus (“dull, stupid”). See brut and -al.

Pronunciation

Adjective

brutal (feminine brutale, masculine plural brutaux, feminine plural brutales)

  1. brutal

Noun

brutal m (plural brutaux, feminine brutale)

  1. person who acts brutally

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German

Etymology

From Latin brutalis, from brutus (“dull, stupid”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

brutal (strong nominative masculine singular brutaler, comparative brutaler, superlative am brutalsten)

  1. brutal
    Synonyms: barbarisch, kaltblütig
    Antonym: freundlich

Declension

Positive forms of brutal
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist brutal sie ist brutal es ist brutal sie sind brutal
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative brutaler brutale brutales brutale
genitive brutalen brutaler brutalen brutaler
dative brutalem brutaler brutalem brutalen
accusative brutalen brutale brutales brutale
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der brutale die brutale das brutale die brutalen
genitive des brutalen der brutalen des brutalen der brutalen
dative dem brutalen der brutalen dem brutalen den brutalen
accusative den brutalen die brutale das brutale die brutalen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein brutaler eine brutale ein brutales (keine) brutalen
genitive eines brutalen einer brutalen eines brutalen (keiner) brutalen
dative einem brutalen einer brutalen einem brutalen (keinen) brutalen
accusative einen brutalen eine brutale ein brutales (keine) brutalen
Comparative forms of brutal
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist brutaler sie ist brutaler es ist brutaler sie sind brutaler
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative brutalerer brutalere brutaleres brutalere
genitive brutaleren brutalerer brutaleren brutalerer
dative brutalerem brutalerer brutalerem brutaleren
accusative brutaleren brutalere brutaleres brutalere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der brutalere die brutalere das brutalere die brutaleren
genitive des brutaleren der brutaleren des brutaleren der brutaleren
dative dem brutaleren der brutaleren dem brutaleren den brutaleren
accusative den brutaleren die brutalere das brutalere die brutaleren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein brutalerer eine brutalere ein brutaleres (keine) brutaleren
genitive eines brutaleren einer brutaleren eines brutaleren (keiner) brutaleren
dative einem brutaleren einer brutaleren einem brutaleren (keinen) brutaleren
accusative einen brutaleren eine brutalere ein brutaleres (keine) brutaleren
Superlative forms of brutal
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am brutalsten sie ist am brutalsten es ist am brutalsten sie sind am brutalsten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative brutalster brutalste brutalstes brutalste
genitive brutalsten brutalster brutalsten brutalster
dative brutalstem brutalster brutalstem brutalsten
accusative brutalsten brutalste brutalstes brutalste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der brutalste die brutalste das brutalste die brutalsten
genitive des brutalsten der brutalsten des brutalsten der brutalsten
dative dem brutalsten der brutalsten dem brutalsten den brutalsten
accusative den brutalsten die brutalste das brutalste die brutalsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein brutalster eine brutalste ein brutalstes (keine) brutalsten
genitive eines brutalsten einer brutalsten eines brutalsten (keiner) brutalsten
dative einem brutalsten einer brutalsten einem brutalsten (keinen) brutalsten
accusative einen brutalsten eine brutalste ein brutalstes (keine) brutalsten

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  • “brutal” in Duden online
  • “brutal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch brutaal, from Middle Dutch brutael (“savage”), from Middle French brutal (“savage”), from Medieval Latin brutalis (“savage, stupid”), from Latin brūtus (“dull, stupid”). Doublet of bruto and guru.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: bru‧tal

Adjective

brutal

  1. (colloquial) brutal
    1. violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel.
      Synonym: kejam
    2. harsh; unrelenting.
      Synonym: kasar

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin brutus, via French brutal.

Adjective

brutal (neuter singular brutalt, definite singular and plural brutale)

  1. brutal

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin brutus, via French brutal.

Adjective

brutal (neuter singular brutalt, definite singular and plural brutale)

  1. brutal

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Occitan

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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Adjective

brutal m (feminine singular brutala, masculine plural brutals, feminine plural brutalas) (Languedoc)

  1. brutal

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French brutal, from Latin brūtālis.

Pronunciation

Noun

brutal m pers

  1. brute (brutal person)

Declension

Declension of brutal
singular plural
nominative brutal brutale
genitive brutala brutali/brutalów
dative brutalowi brutalom
accusative brutala brutali/brutalów
instrumental brutalem brutalami
locative brutalu brutalach
vocative brutalu brutale

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Further reading

  • brutal in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • brutal in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin brūtālis.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: bru‧tal

Adjective

brutal m or f (plural brutais)

  1. brutal, brutish
  2. (colloquial) huge
  3. (colloquial) fantastic, extraordinary

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French brutal.

Pronunciation

Adjective

brutal m or n (feminine singular brutală, masculine plural brutali, feminine and neuter plural brutale)

  1. brutal

Declension

Declension of brutal
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite brutal brutală brutali brutale
definite brutalul brutala brutalii brutalele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite brutal brutale brutali brutale
definite brutalului brutalei brutalelor brutalilor

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin brūtālis (“savage, stupid”), from brūtus (“dull, stupid”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɾuˈtal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: bru‧tal

Adjective

brutal m or f (masculine and feminine plural brutales)

  1. brutal

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Swedish

Etymology

From French brutal from Medieval Latin brutalis, from brūtus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

brutal (comparative brutalare, superlative brutalast)

  1. brutal

Declension

Inflection of brutal
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular brutal brutalare brutalast
Neuter singular brutalt brutalare brutalast
Plural brutala brutalare brutalast
Masculine plural3 brutale brutalare brutalast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 brutale brutalare brutalaste
All brutala brutalare brutalaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish brutal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɾuˈtal/,
  • Hyphenation: bru‧tal

Adjective

brutál (Baybayin spelling ᜊ᜔ᜇᜓᜆᜎ᜔)

  1. brutal; cruel
    Synonyms: napakalupit, marahas, malupit

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