brons

Cornish

Etymology

Borrowed from English bronze.

Noun

brons m (uncountable)

1. bronze

Mutation

Mutation of brons

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
brons	vrons	unchanged	prons	frons, vrons*

* after 'th
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• “brons” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɔns/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: brons
• Rhymes: -ɔns

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle French bronze, from Italian bronzo.

Noun

brons n (plural bronzen, diminutive bronsje n)

1. (uncountable) bronze
2. (countable) a bronze; a work made of bronze

   De archeologen hebben meerdere Romeinse bronzen opgegraven. ― The archeologists have excavated multiplate Roman bronzes.

3. (uncountable) the color of bronze

Derived terms

• bronskopeend
• bronstijd
• bronzen
• koperbrons

Related terms

• bronzer

Descendants

• Afrikaans: brons

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

brons

1. inflection of bronzen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish bronse, from French bronze, from Italian bronzo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprɔns]
• Rhymes: -ɔns

Noun

brons n (genitive singular brons, no plural)

1. bronze

Declension

Declension of brons (sg-only neuter)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	brons	bronsið
accusative	brons	bronsið
dative	bronsi	bronsinu
genitive	brons	bronsins

Swedish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɔns/

• Audio:

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Noun

brons c or n

1. bronze (alloy)
2. a bronze sculpture
3. a bronze medal

Declension

Declension of brons

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	brons	brons
	definite	bronsen	bronsens
plural	indefinite	bronser	bronsers
	definite	bronserna	bronsernas

Declension of brons

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	brons	brons
	definite	bronset	bronsets
plural	indefinite	brons	brons
	definite	bronsen	bronsens

Synonyms

• (medal): bronsmedalj

Related terms

• bronsbeslag
• bronsbyst
• bronsera
• bronsering
• bronsfigur
• bronsfärg
• bronsfärgad
• bronsgjutning
• bronslur
• bronsmedalj
• bronsmedaljör
• bronsmynt
• bronsmärke
• bronspeng
• bronsplats
• bronsplatta
• bronsstaty
• bronssvärd
• bronsyxa
• bronsålder

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bruːns/

Noun

brons

1. definite genitive singular of bro

References

• “brons”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “brons”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “brons”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)