brúða

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See also: bruda, and brutha

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse brúða (bundle of flax), from Proto-Germanic *brūdōn-, from Pre-Germanic *bʰruH-.

Noun

brúða f (genitive singular brúðu, nominative plural brúður)

  1. doll
    Synonym: dúkka
  2. puppet
Declension
    Declension of brúða
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brúða brúðan brúður brúðurnar
accusative brúðu brúðuna brúður brúðurnar
dative brúðu brúðunni brúðum brúðunum
genitive brúðu brúðunnar brúða/brúðna brúðanna/brúðnanna
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

brúða

  1. indefinite genitive plural of brúður