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brúnn

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See also: brunn, Brunn, and Brünn

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *brūnaz.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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brúnn (comparative brúnni, superlative brúnastur)

  1. brown

Declension

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See also

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Colors in Icelandic · litir (layout · text)
     hvítur; mjallhvítur      grár      svartur
             rauður; fagurrauður, djúprauður              appelsínugulur, gulrauður, órans (dated); brúnn, dökkbrúnn; fölvi, mórauður              gulur; rjómagulur
             gulgrænn, mosagrænn              grænn             
             blágrænn; grænblár              heiðblár, fagurblár, himinblár, safírblár              blár
             fjólublár; dimmfjólublár, indígóblár              blárauður; rauðfjólublár (fjólublár), purpuralitur              bleikur

Irish

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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brúnn

  1. present analytic of brúigh

Mutation

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Mutated forms of brúnn
radical lenition eclipsis
brúnn bhrúnn mbrúnn

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *brūnaz (grey, brown).

Adjective

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brúnn

  1. brown
  2. (of polished metal) bright

Declension

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Derived terms

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  • brúnaðr (dark-coloured; grey)
  • brúnmóálóttr (of mouse-grey colour with a black stripe down the back (of a horse))

Descendants

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Noun

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brúnn m (genitive brúns, plural brúnar)

  1. a black horse

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Colors in Old Norse · litir (layout · text)
     hvítr      grár, hǫss      svartr
             rauðr; rauðgulr              brúnn, jarpr              gulr
                          grœnn             
                                       blár
             víolat                          

References

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