brug

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch brug.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brœχ/

Noun

brug (plural brûe, diminutive bruggie)

1. bridge, a structure used to cross a gap or a body of water
2. (on a ship) bridge
3. (uncountable, card games) bridge

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Breton

Etymology

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Noun

brug m

1. heather

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Danish

Verb

brug

1. imperativ of bruge

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch brugge, from Old Dutch *brugga, from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brʏx/

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• Hyphenation: brug
• Rhymes: -ʏx

Noun

brug m or f (plural bruggen, diminutive bruggetje n)

1. bridge (construction)
2. (dentistry) bridge (dental prosthesis)
3. (chiefly diminutive) A substantive connection in a discourse allowing one to move from one subject to another.

Derived terms

• basculebrug
• brugwachter
• draaibrug
• ezelsbruggetje
• fietsbrug
• ophaalbrug
• tolbrug

Descendants

• Afrikaans: brug
• → Papiamentu: brùg