brus

See also: brus., Brus, Bruś, and брус

English

Noun

brus

1. plural of bru

Anagrams

• burs, rubs, srub, urbs

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Dutch

Etymology

Blend of broer +‎ zus.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʏs
• IPA^(key): /brʏs/

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Noun

brus m or f (plural brussen, diminutive brusje n)

1. sibling
   • 2009, De Tandem vzw, Brochure for workshop “Brussen aan het woord”

     Beide organisaties realiseren daarom samen deze studiedag, waarin de plaats van brussen in de ondersteuning van gezinnen het centrale thema vormt.

     Both organisations together therefore organise this workshop, in which the place of siblings in the support of families is the central theme.

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Irish

Etymology

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Noun

brus m (genitive singular bruis)

1. broken, crumbled, bits; dust

Declension

Declension of brus

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative brus Vocative a bhruis Genitive bruis Dative brus

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an brus Genitive an bhruis Dative leis an mbrus don bhrus

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “brus”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *brusъ. Cognate with Upper Sorbian brus, Polish brus, Czech brus, Serbo-Croatian brȗs, Russian брус (brus).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [brus]

Noun

brus m ? (diminutive brusk)

1. whetstone, grindstone

Declension

Declension of brus

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	brus	brusa	bruse
Genitive	brusa	brusowu	brusow
Dative	brusoju	brusoma	brusam
Accusative	brus	brusa	bruse
Instrumental	brusom	brusoma	brusami
Locative	brusu	brusoma	brusach

Derived terms

• bruscyk
• brusćik
• brusyk

Further reading

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

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From bruse (verb); a shortening of the earlier term bruslimonade

Noun

brus m (definite singular brusen, indefinite plural brus, definite plural brusene) (countable or uncountable)

1. soda, pop (carbonated water, both US), fizzy drink (UK), (carbonated) soft drink

Derived terms

• sitronbrus

References

• “brus” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From bruse (verb); a shortening of the earlier term bruslimonade,

Noun

brus m (definite singular brusen, indefinite plural brusar, definite plural brusane) (countable or uncountable)

1. soda, pop (carbonated water, both US), fizzy drink (UK), (carbonated) soft drink

Derived terms

• sitronbrus

Verb

brus

1. imperative of brusa

References

• “brus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *brusъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brus/

Noun

brus m inan

1. whetstone, hone

Declension

Declension of brus

	singular	plural
nominative	brus	brusy
genitive	brusa	brusów
dative	brusowi	brusom
accusative	brus	brusy
instrumental	brusem	brusami
locative	brusie	brusach
vocative	brusie	brusy

Synonyms

• osełka

Related terms

• (verb) brusić, bruszyć
• (noun) bruśnik

Further reading

• Template:R:PWN

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *brusъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brûːs/

Noun

brȗs m (Cyrillic spelling бру̑с)

1. whetstone, grindstone

Declension

Declension of brus

	singular	plural
nominative	brȗs	brȕsovi
genitive	brusa	brusova
dative	brusu	brusovima
accusative	brus	brusove
vocative	brusu	brusovi
locative	brusu	brusovima
instrumental	brusom	brusovima

References

• “brus” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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Swedish

Etymology

See the verb brusa.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʉːs

Noun

brus

1. noise; the sound of waves, wind, streaming water

   du som stillar havens brus, deras böljors brus och folkens larm.

   Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people. (Psalms 65:7)

2. (technology) noise (not signal)

   vitt brus

   white noise

Declension

Declension of brus
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	brus	bruset	—	—
Genitive	brus	brusets	—	—

Related terms

• brusa
• brusfilter
• brusnivå
• brustablett
• signal-brusförhållande

Anagrams

• burs

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Tok Pisin

Noun

brus

1. tobacco; cigar