brosse

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === brosse inflection of bros: masculine/feminine singular attributive definite neuter singular attributive plural attributive == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bʁɔs/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle French brosse, from Old French broce, brosse, broisse (“brushwood, brush”), of unknown origin. Probably cognate with Catalan brossa and possibly with various other Romance words. Theories include: From Vulgar Latin *broccia, from Proto-Celtic *wroikos (“heather”). From Vulgar Latin *bruscia, itself from Latin brūscum (“knot, excrescence on a tree”), or Proto-Germanic *bruskaz (“underbrush”), or a confluence of these. From Vulgar Latin *brustia, from Frankish *bursti, from Proto-Germanic *burstiz (“bristle”). This is considered least likely, because the Germanic word does not have the sense “brushwood” while the Romance word does not have the sense “bristle”. ==== Noun ==== brosse f (plural brosses) brush (the implement) crew cut ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Persian: برس (boros) === Etymology 2 === From brosser +‎ -e. ==== Verb ==== brosse inflection of brosser: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “brosse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === bosser