brus

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See also: Brus, bruś, Bruś, and брус

English

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Noun

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brus

  1. plural of bru

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Czech

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Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brusъ.

Noun

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brus m inan

  1. grinding stone, whetstone
    smirkový brusemery-wheel
    brus na ostřenírubstone
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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brus

  1. second-person singular imperative of brousit

Further reading

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  • brus”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • brus”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • brus”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Dutch

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Etymology

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Blend of broer (brother) +‎ zus (sister).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /brʏs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: brus
  • Rhymes: -ʏs

Noun

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

  1. (uncommon) 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.
    Synonym: (chiefly academic) sibling

Irish

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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brus m (genitive singular bruis)

  1. broken, crumbled, bits; dust

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
brus bhrus mbrus
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Lower Sorbian

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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brus m inan (diminutive brusk)

  1. whetstone, grindstone

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Further reading

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  • 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

Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

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

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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

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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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
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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brus

  1. imperative of brusa

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brusъ.

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Noun

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brus m inan

  1. whetstone, hone
    Synonym: osełka

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Further reading

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  • brus in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brusъ.

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brȗs m (Cyrillic spelling бру̑с)

  1. whetstone, grindstone

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References

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  • brus” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Swedish

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brus från vattenfall
vitt brus
visuellt brus

Etymology

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Deverbal from brusa.

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brus n

  1. noise, static (the sound of bad speakers and the like)
  2. noise (similar sound of crashing waves, rapids, effervescent tablets dissolving, etc.)
    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 racket of the people. (Psalms 65:7)
    1. roar, murmur, fizz, etc. (when sounding better as translations, depending on loudness and source)
  3. (technology) noise, static
    vitt brus
    white noise
    Jag får ingen bild på tv:n. Det är bara brus.
    I can't get a picture on the TV. It's just static.

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Tok Pisin

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Noun

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brus

  1. tobacco
    Synonym: tabak
  2. cigar