bruun

See also: Bruun

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German brūn, from Old High German brūn, from Proto-West Germanic *brūn.

Adjective

bruun (comparative bruuner, superlative bruunschte)

  1. brown

Dutch Low Saxon

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Low German brûn, from Old Saxon brūn, from Proto-West Germanic *brūn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɾuːn/

Adjective

bruun

  1. (in several dialects, including Stellingwerfs and Sallands) brown

German Low German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Low German brûn, from Old Saxon brūn, from Proto-West Germanic *brūn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɾuːn/

Adjective

bruun

  1. (in several dialects) brown

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *brūn, from Proto-West Germanic *brūn.

Adjective

bruun

  1. brown

Inflection
Adjective
Masculine Feminine Neuter Plural
Nominative Indefinite bruun brune bruun brune
Definite brune brune
Accusative Indefinite brunen brune bruun brune
Definite brune
Genitive bruuns bruner bruuns bruner
Dative brunen bruner brunen brunen

Descendants
  • Dutch: bruin
    • Afrikaans: bruin
    • Negerhollands: bruun, brin, bryen
    • → Papiamentu: brùin, brein, bruin
    • → Sranan Tongo: broin
  • Limburgish: broen
  • West Flemish: bruun
  • → English: bruin
  • → Latvian: brūns

Noun

bruun m

  1. A bear character in the story of Reynard the fox.

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading
  • “bruun”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “bruun”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

West Flemish

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bruun, from Old Dutch *brūn, from Proto-West Germanic *brūn.

Adjective

bruun (comparative bruunder, superlative bruunst)

  1. brown
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