bruun

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Alemannic German

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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bruun (comparative bruuner, superlative bruunschte)

  1. brown

Dutch Low Saxon

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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bruun

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

German Low German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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bruun

  1. (in several dialects) brown

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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bruun

  1. brown

Inflection

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Adjective
Masculine Feminine Neuter Plural
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

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Noun

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bruun m

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

Inflection

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Further reading

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West Flemish

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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bruun (comparative bruunder, superlative bruunst)

  1. brown