bruin

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.4 Anagrams 2 Afrikaans 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Adjective 3 Dutch 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Adjective 3.2.1 Inflection

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Dutch bruin (“‘brown’”) via William Caxton's 1485 translation of a Dutch version of the legend of Reynard the Fox. Bruin is the bear, named for his brown color.

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːɪn

[edit] Noun

bruin (plural bruins)

1. a folk name for a bear, especially the brown bear, Ursus arctos

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of binru
• burin
• Rubin, rub in

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[edit] Afrikaans

[edit] Etymology

Dutch bruin.

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bruin

1. brown

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[edit] Adjective

bruin, bruine (comparative bruiner, bruinere; superlative bruinst, bruinste)

1. having a brown colour (as chocolate, for example)

[edit] Inflection

(inflection)	uninflected	inflected
positive	bruin	bruine
comparative	bruiner	bruinere
superlative	bruinst	bruinste