bruun

See also: Bruun

Dutch Low Saxon

Alternative forms

• brun
• broen (Sallands)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɾuːn/

Adjective

bruun

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

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German Low German

Alternative forms

• brun

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɾuːn/

Adjective

bruun

1. (in several dialects) brown

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Adjective

bruun

1. brown

Inflection

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Descendants

• Dutch: bruin
• Limburgish: broen
• West Flemish: bruun

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
• “bruun”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

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West Flemish

Etymology

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

Adjective

bruun (comparative bruunder, superlative bruunst)

1. brown