brun

See also: Brun, brún, and brün

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bruːn/, [b̥ʁuːˀn]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse brúnn.

Adjective

brun

1. brown (having brown colour)
2. (as a noun) brown (colour)

Inflection

Inflection of brun
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Common singular	brun	brunere	brunest2
Neuter singular	brunt	brunere	brunest2
Plural	brune	brunere	brunest2
Definite attributive1	brune	brunere	bruneste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms

• brune
• brunlig

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

brun

1. imperative of brune

References

• “brun” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Dutch Low Saxon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɾuːn/

Adjective

brun

1. Alternative spelling of bruun

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French

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French brun (“polished, shiny, brown”), from Frankish *brūn (“brown, dark, shiny”), from Proto-Germanic *brūnaz (“brown”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHn- (“grey, brown”). Cognate with Old High German brūn (“brown”), Old English brūn (“brown”). More at brown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁœ̃/
• (France) IPA^(key): /bʁɛ̃/

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• Rhymes: -œ̃

Adjective

brun (feminine singular brune, masculine plural bruns, feminine plural brunes)

1. brown (the color)

Usage notes

In France, this is usually for hair, using marron for other uses

Descendants

• → Breton: brun
• → Romanian: brun

Noun

brun m (plural bruns, feminine brune)

1. brown (the color)
2. brown-haired person

See also

• châtain
• marron

Further reading

• “brun” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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German Low German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɾuːn/

Adjective

brun

1. Alternative spelling of bruun

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Interlingua

Adjective

brun

1. brown

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Norman

Alternative forms

• breun (Guernsey, Cotentin)

Etymology

From Old French brun (“polished, shiny, brown”), from Proto-Germanic *brūnaz (“brown”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHn- (“grey, brown”).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Jersey)

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Adjective

brun m

1. (Jersey) brown

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse brúnn

Adjective

brun (masculine and feminine brun, neuter brunt, definite singular and plural brune, comparative brunere, indefinite superlative brunest, definite superlative bruneste)

1. brown (colour)

Derived terms

• brunbjørn
• brungul
• brunkull
• brunlig
• brunrotte
• gulbrun
• gyllenbrun
• kastanjebrun
• lysebrun
• mørkbrun, mørkebrun
• solbrun

 

References

• “brun” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse brúnn

Adjective

brun (masculine and feminine brun, neuter brunt, definite singular and plural brune, comparative brunare, indefinite superlative brunast, definite superlative brunaste)

1. brown (colour)

Derived terms

• brunbjørn
• brungul
• brunleg
• brunrotte
• gulbrun
• gyllenbrun
• kastanjebrun
• lysebrun
• mørkbrun, mørkebrun
• solbrun

 

See also

Colors in Norwegian Nynorsk · fargar (layout · text)
kvit	grå	svart
raud	oransje ; brun	gul
	grøn
(turkis)		blå
	rosa ; lilla	rosa

References

• “brun” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *brūnaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbruːn/

Adjective

brūn

1. brown

Declension

Declension of brun — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	brūn	brūn	brūn
Accusative	brūnne	brūne	brūn
Genitive	brūnes	brūnre	brūnes
Dative	brūnum	brūnre	brūnum
Instrumental	brūne	brūnre	brūne
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	brūne	brūna, -e	brūn
Accusative	brūne	brūna, -e	brūn
Genitive	brūnra	brūnra	brūnra
Dative	brūnum	brūnum	brūnum
Instrumental	brūnum	brūnum	brūnum

Declension of brun — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	brūna	brūne	brūne
Accusative	brūnan	brūnan	brūne
Genitive	brūnan	brūnan	brūnan
Dative	brūnan	brūnan	brūnan
Instrumental	brūnan	brūnan	brūnan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	brūnan	brūnan	brūnan
Accusative	brūnan	brūnan	brūnan
Genitive	brūnra, brūnena	brūnra, brūnena	brūnra, brūnena
Dative	brūnum	brūnum	brūnum
Instrumental	brūnum	brūnum	brūnum

Descendants

• Middle English: broun, brown, brun, bruyn, broyn
  • English: brown
    • Bislama: braon
    • Tok Pisin: braun
    • → Welsh: brown
    • → Tongan: palauni
  • Scots: broon, broun

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Old French

Etymology

Proto-Germanic *brūnaz

Adjective

brun m (oblique and nominative feminine singular brune)

1. brown

Declension

Declension of brun

Number	Case	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Singular	Subject	bruns	brune	brun
	Oblique	brun	brune	brun
Plural	Subject	brun	brunes	brun
	Oblique	bruns	brunes	brun

Descendants

• Middle French: brun
  • French: brun
    • → Breton: brun
    • → Romanian: brun
• Norman: breun, brun

Noun

brun m (oblique plural bruns, nominative singular bruns, nominative plural brun)

1. brown-haired person

Declension

  Declension of brun  

Number	Case	Masculine	Feminine
Singular	Subject	bruns	brune
	Oblique	brun	brune
Plural	Subject	brun	brunes
	Oblique	bruns	brunes

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Romanian

Etymology

From French brun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brun/

Adjective

brun m or n (feminine singular brună, masculine plural bruni, feminine and neuter plural brune)

1. brown
2. brown or dark-haired

Declension

declension of brun

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	brun		brună	bruni	brune
	definite	brunul		bruna	brunii	brunele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	brun		brune	bruni	brune
	definite	brunului		brunei	brunilor	brunelor

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse brúnn, from Proto-Germanic *brūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHn-.

Pronunciation

• audio

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• IPA^(key): /brʉn/

Adjective

brun (comparative brunare, superlative brunast)

1. of the color brown

Declension

Inflection of brun
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	brun	brunare	brunast
Neuter singular	brunt	brunare	brunast
Plural	bruna	brunare	brunast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	brune	brunare	brunaste
All	bruna	brunare	brunaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.

Descendants

• → Elfdalian: brun
• → Estonian: pruun