брус

Bulgarian

острене на нож върху брус

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brusъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [brus]

• Audio:

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Noun

брус • (brus) m (diminutive бру́сец or бру́сче)

1. whetstone, hone (sharpening stone)

Declension

Declension of брус

	singular	plural
indefinite	брус brus	бру́сове brúsove
definite (subject form)	бру́сът brúsǎt	бру́совете brúsovete
definite (object form)	бру́са brúsa
count form	—	бру́са brúsa

Derived terms

• бруса́р m (brusár) (agent noun)
• бру́сов (brúsov), брусови́т (brusovít) (adjectives)
  • бру́совка (brúsovka, “sharpening system, spinning whetstone”)
• бру́сест (brúsest), бру́сист (brúsist, “thick”) (dialectal)

Related terms

• бру́ка (brúka, “blister”) (dialectal)
• бру́т (brút, “large wedge, nail”) (obsolete)

References

• “брус”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “брус”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov (1895) “брусъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 73
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “брус”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 82

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brusъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [brus]

Noun

брус • (brus) m

1. whetstone

   Synonyms: белегија (belegija), точило (točilo)

Declension

Declension of брус

	singular
indefinite	брус (brus)
definite unspecified	брусот (brusot)
definite proximal	брусов (brusov)
definite distal	брусон (bruson)
vocative	брусу (brusu)

Russian

Alternative forms

• брусъ (brus) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brusъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [brus]

• Audio:

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Noun

брус • (brus) m inan (genitive бру́са, nominative plural бру́сья or бру́сы^*, genitive plural бру́сьев or бру́сов^*, relational adjective брусча́тый) (* Rare, nonstandard.)

1. squared beam

Declension

Declension of брус (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a irreg) 

	singular	plural
nominative	бру́с brús	бру́сья△, бру́сы* brúsʹja△, brúsy*
genitive	бру́са brúsa	бру́сьев△, бру́сов* brúsʹjev△, brúsov*
dative	бру́су brúsu	бру́сьям△, бру́сам* brúsʹjam△, brúsam*
accusative	бру́с brús	бру́сья△, бру́сы* brúsʹja△, brúsy*
instrumental	бру́сом brúsom	бру́сьями△, бру́сами* brúsʹjami△, brúsami*
prepositional	бру́се brúse	бру́сьях△, бру́сах* brúsʹjax△, brúsax*

^△ Irregular.
^* Rare, nonstandard.

Related terms

• бру́сья (brúsʹja), брусо́к (brusók), брусча́тка (brusčátka)

Further reading

• брус in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru

Anagrams

• сруб (srub)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brusъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brûːs/

Noun

бру̑с m (Latin spelling brȗs)

1. whetstone, grindstone

Declension

Declension of брус

	singular	plural
nominative	бру̑с	бру̏сови
genitive	бруса	брусова
dative	брусу	брусовима
accusative	брус	брусове
vocative	брусу	брусови
locative	брусу	брусовима
instrumental	брусом	брусовима

References

• “брус”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025