bruun

See also: Bruun

Dutch Low Saxon

Alternative forms

• brun
• broen (Sallands)

Etymology

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

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

Etymology

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

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

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: bruin
  • Afrikaans: bruin
  • → Papiamentu: 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^[1], 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J., “bruun”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek‎^[2], The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1885–1929, →ISBN

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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