brú

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See also: bru, brŭ, BRU, and brù

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse brú, from Proto-Germanic *brōwō, *brūwō.

Pronunciation

Noun

brú f (genitive singular brúar, nominative plural brýr)

  1. bridge

Declension

Declension of brú (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brú brúin brýr brýrnar
accusative brú brúna brýr brýrnar
dative brú brúnni brúm brúnum
genitive brúar brúarinnar brúa brúnna

Derived terms

Anagrams

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Related to bruíon and Middle Irish bruiden (“hostel, large banqueting hall”).

Noun

brú m (genitive singular brú, nominative plural brúnna)

  1. hostel
Declension
Declension of brú (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative brú brúnna
vocative a bhrú a bhrúnna
genitive brú brúnna
dative brú brúnna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an brú na brúnna
genitive an bhrú na mbrúnna
dative leis an mbrú
don bhrú 		leis na brúnna
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Noun

brú m (genitive singular as substantive brú, genitive as verbal noun brúite, nominative plural brúnna)

  1. verbal noun of brúigh
  2. press, crush
  3. pressure
  4. bruise (mark on fruit)
  5. dent
Declension
As verbal noun
Declension of brú (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative brú brúnna
vocative a bhrú a bhrúnna
genitive brúite brúnna
dative brú brúnna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an brú na brúnna
genitive an bhrúite na mbrúnna
dative leis an mbrú
don bhrú 		leis na brúnna
As substantive
Declension of brú (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative brú brúnna
vocative a bhrú a bhrúnna
genitive brú brúnna
dative brú brúnna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an brú na brúnna
genitive an bhrú na mbrúnna
dative leis an mbrú
don bhrú 		leis na brúnna
Alternative forms
Derived terms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

brú

  1. present subjunctive analytic of brúigh
Alternative forms

Etymology 4

From Old Irish brú, bruig, from Proto-Celtic *mrogis.

Noun

brú f (genitive singular brú, nominative plural brúnna)

  1. brink, verge
    Ar bhrú éaga. ― On the verge of death.
  2. bank (of river)
Declension
Declension of brú (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative brú brúnna
vocative a bhrú a bhrúnna
genitive brú brúnna
dative brú brúnna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bhrú na brúnna
genitive na brú na mbrúnna
dative leis an mbrú
don bhrú 		leis na brúnna

Mutation

Mutated forms of brú
radical lenition eclipsis
brú bhrú mbrú

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *brusū.

Noun

brú f

  1. belly, abdomen
  2. breast
  3. womb
Inflection
Feminine n-stem
singular dual plural
nominative brú broinnL broinn
vocative brú broinnL bronnaH
accusative broinnN broinnL bronnaH
genitive bronn bronnL bronnN
dative broinnL, brúL bronnaib bronnaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
  • Middle Irish: broinn

Further reading

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *mrogis.

Noun

brú ?

  2. edge, brink
  3. bank
Inflection

The dative singular is also brú; no other forms are attested.

Further reading

Mutation

Mutation of brú
radical lenition nasalization
brú brú
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ 		mbrú

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

from Proto-Germanic *brōwō, *brūwō.

Noun

brú f

  1. bridge

Descendants

  • Icelandic: brú
  • Faroese: brú
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bru
    • Norwegian Bokmål: bru (See there for further information)
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