bruin

English

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.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːɪn

Noun

bruin (plural bruins)

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

Anagrams

• burin
• Rubin, rub in

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Afrikaans

Etymology

Dutch bruin.

Adjective

bruin (attributive bruine, comparative bruiner, superlative bruinste)

1. brown

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -œy̯n
• IPA: /brœy̯n/

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Adjective

bruin (comparative bruiner, superlative bruinst)

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

Declension

Declension of bruin

		positive	comparative	superlative
				attributive	predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial		bruin	bruiner
neuter singular	indefinite	bruin	bruiner
	definite	bruine	bruinere	bruinste	bruinst, bruinste
common singular		bruine	bruinere	bruinste	bruinste
plural		bruine	bruinere	bruinste	bruinste
partitive		bruins	bruiners

Derived terms

• bruinkool

Noun

bruin c (uncountable)

1. (slang) heroin

   Mijn god, zit ie aan de bruin? - My god, is he on heroin?

Usage notes

The expression aan de bruin zijn is used for the addiction to heroin only, not for individual shots.

See also

• (basic colors) kleur; rood, oranje, geel, groen, blauwgroen, blauw, paars, violet, roze, bruin, wit, grijs, zwart ^{(Category: nl:Colors)}