bruun

See also: Bruun

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German brūn, from Old High German brūn, from Proto-West Germanic *brūn.

Adjective

bruun (comparative bruuner, superlative bruunschte)

1. brown

Low German

Alternative forms

• brun
• broen (Achterhooks, Tweants)

Etymology

From Middle Low German brûn, from Old Saxon brūn, from Proto-West Germanic *brūn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɾuːn/

Adjective

bruun

1. (in many dialects, including Stellingwerfs and Sallands) brown

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *brūn, from Proto-West Germanic *brūn.

Adjective

bruun

1. brown

Inflection

Adjective

		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	indefinite	bruun	brune	bruun	brune
	definite	brune		brune
accusative	indefinite	brunen	brune	bruun	brune
	definite			brune
genitive	indefinite	bruuns	bruunre	bruuns	bruunre
	definite	bruuns, brunen		bruuns, brunen
dative		brunen	bruunre	brunen	brunen

Descendants

• Dutch: bruin
  • Afrikaans: bruin
  • Negerhollands: bruun, brin, bryen
  • → Papiamentu: brùin, brein, bruin
  • → Sranan Tongo: broin
• Limburgish: broen
• West Flemish: bruun
• → English: bruin
• → Latvian: brūns

Noun

bruun m

1. A bear character in the story of Reynard the fox.

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “bruun”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “bruun”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

West Flemish

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bruun, from Old Dutch *brūn, from Proto-West Germanic *brūn.

Adjective

bruun (comparative bruunder, superlative bruunst)

1. brown