bruk

See also: Bruk and BRUK

Gothic

Romanization

bruk

1. Romanization of 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌺

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Lithuanian

Alternative forms

• bruki

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [brʊk]

Verb

brùk

1. second-person singular imperative of brukti

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Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Cognate with Upper Sorbian bruk and Czech brouk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bruk/

Noun

bruk m ? (diminutive bruck)

1. beetle (insect)

Declension

Declension of bruk

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	bruk	bruka	bruki
Genitive	bruka	brukowu	brukow
Dative	brukoju	brukoma	brukam
Accusative	bruka	brukowu	bruki, brukow
Instrumental	brukom	brukoma	brukami
Locative	bruku	brukoma	brukach

Derived terms

• brucaś
• brucyk
• brucyś
• brukaś

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “bruk”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “bruk”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German bruk

Noun 1

bruk m or n (definite singular bruken or bruket, uncountable)

1. use (noun)

Derived terms

Terms derived from bruk (Noun 1)

• brukbar
• brukskonto
• bruksområde
• gjenbruk
• misbruk
• språkbruk
• vannbruk

Noun 2

bruk n (definite singular bruket, indefinite plural bruk, definite plural bruka or brukene)

1. farm, works, mill, factory (industrial undertaking)

Derived terms

Terms derived from bruk (Noun 2)

• forbruk
• gårdsbruk
• hagebruk
• jordbruk
• landbruk
• melkebruk, mjølkebruk
• sagbruk
• sauebruk
• skogbruk
• småbruk

Verb

bruk

1. (deprecated template usage) imperative of bruke

References

• “bruk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brʉːk/

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German bruk

Noun 1

bruk m or n (definite singular bruken or bruket, uncountable)

1. use (noun)

Derived terms

• brukbar
• brukskonto
• bruksområde
• gjenbruk
• misbruk
• språkbruk

 

Noun 2

bruk n (definite singular bruket, indefinite plural bruk, definite plural bruka)

1. farm, works, mill, factory (industrial undertaking)

Derived terms

• forbruk
• hagebruk
• jordbruk
• landbruk
• mjølkebruk

• sagbruk
• sauebruk
• skogbruk
• småbruk

Etymology 2

Verb

1. (deprecated template usage) imperative of bruka
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of bruke

References

• “bruk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Polish

Etymology

From German Brücke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bruk/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Homophone: bróg

Noun

bruk m inan

1. cobblestone (stone used for paving roads)

Declension

Declension of bruk

	singular	plural
nominative	bruk	bruki
genitive	bruku	bruków
dative	brukowi	brukom
accusative	bruk	bruki
instrumental	brukiem	brukami
locative	bruku	brukach
vocative	bruku	bruki

Derived terms

• na bruku
• wyrzucić na bruk

Further reading

• Template:R:PWN

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ʉːk

Noun

bruk n

1. a use, usage

   jag har inget bruk för den

   I have no use for it

2. a custom, a fashion, a tradition, a practice, culture, cultivation, tillage
3. a work, a mill, an industry, an ironwork, a forge

   han jobbar på bruket

   he works at the mill

4. mortar (mixture of cement)
   • 1948, Ulf Peder Olrog, song title

     Mera bruk i baljan, boys

     More mortar in the trough, boys

Declension

Declension of bruk
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bruk	bruket	bruk	bruken
Genitive	bruks	brukets	bruks	brukens

Related terms

• bruka
• brukare
• brukbar
• bruklig
• bruksanvisning
• bruksort
• järnbruk
• murbruk
• obrukbar

See also

• användning
• verk

Anagrams

• burk

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

English break

Verb

bruk intrans., transitive brukim

1. (intransitive) break
   • Template:tpi-cite-bible

Adjective

bruk

1. broken

Related terms

• brukim

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