brun

== Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bʁuːˀn/, [b̥ʁuˀn], [b̥ʁo̝ˀn], [pʁuˀn], [pʁo̝ˀn] === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse brúnn. ==== Adjective ==== brun (neuter brunt, plural and definite singular attributive brune) brown (color/colour) (nominalized) brown (color/colour) ===== Inflection ===== ===== Derived terms ===== brune brunlig ===== See also ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== brun imperative of brune === References === “brun” in Den Danske Ordbog == French == === Etymology === From Middle French, from Old French brun (“polished, shiny, brown”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bʁœ̃/ (Paris, Northern France) IPA(key): /bʁɛ̃/ (Quebec) IPA(key): /bʁœ̃˞/ Rhymes: -œ̃ Homophone: brin (some speakers) === Adjective === brun (feminine brune, masculine plural bruns, feminine plural brunes) brown (color/colour) ==== Usage notes ==== In France (except for Alsace, Lorraine and parts of Franche-Comté), this is usually for hair, using marron for other uses. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Breton: brun Louisiana Creole: brun → Romanian: brun === Noun === brun m (plural bruns, feminine brune) brown (color/colour) brown-haired person ==== See also ==== châtain marron === See also === === Further reading === “brun”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese brũu (14th century), from Old French brun (“polished, shiny, brown”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbɾuŋ] === Adjective === brun (feminine bruna, masculine plural bruns, feminine plural brunas) (archaic, of hair) brown ==== Related terms ==== bruneta bruño === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “bruno”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “bruu”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “bru_u”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega “bru” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016. Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “brun”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega == Icelandic == === Etymology === See the verb bruna (“to speed, rush”). === Noun === brun n (genitive singular bruns, no plural) rush (the act of moving at high speed) (skiing) alpine skiing ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “brun” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages) == Interlingua == === Adjective === brun brown (color/colour) ==== See also ==== == Louisiana Creole == === Etymology === Inherited from French brun (“brown”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɾœ̃/ Rhymes: -œ̃ === Adjective === brun brown (color/colour) Synonym: maron === See also === == Low German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɾuːn/ === Adjective === brun alternative spelling of bruun == Norman == === Alternative forms === breun (Guernsey, Cotentin) === Etymology === From Old French brun (“polished, shiny, brown”). === Pronunciation === === Adjective === brun m (Jersey) brown (color/colour) == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse brúnn. === Adjective === brun (masculine and feminine brun, neuter brunt, definite singular and plural brune, comparative brunere, indefinite superlative brunest, definite superlative bruneste) brown (color/colour) ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === === References === “brun” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === bron (dialectal) === Etymology === From Old Norse brúnn. === Adjective === brun (neuter brunt, definite singular and plural brune, comparative brunare, indefinite superlative brunast, definite superlative brunaste) brown (color/colour) ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === === References === “brun” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old Danish == === Etymology === From Old Norse brúnn. === Adjective === brun brown ==== Descendants ==== Danish: brun === See also === == Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *brūn. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bruːn/ === Adjective === brūn brown (color/colour) ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: broun, broyn, brown, brun, bruynEnglish: brown, broon (Northumbria)Bislama: braonTok Pisin: braun→ Welsh: brown→ Tongan: palauniGeordie: broonScots: broon, broun ==== See also ==== == Old French == === Etymology === From Late Latin brunus (attested in Isidore of Seville), from Frankish *brūn (“brown, dark, shiny”), from Proto-Germanic *brūnaz (“brown”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɾyn/ === Adjective === brun m (oblique and nominative feminine singular brune) brown (color/colour) ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: brun French: brun→ Breton: brunLouisiana Creole: brun→ Romanian: brun Norman: breun, brun (Jersey) → Galician: brun (archaic) === Noun === brun oblique singular, m (oblique plural bruns, nominative singular bruns, nominative plural brun) brown-haired person ==== Declension ==== == Plautdietsch == === Etymology === From Middle Low German brûn, from Old Saxon brūn, from Proto-West Germanic *brūn. === Adjective === brun brown (color/colour) == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French brun. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /brun/ === Adjective === brun m or n (feminine singular brună, masculine plural bruni, feminine/neuter plural brune) brown (color/colour) brown- or dark-haired ==== Declension ==== === See also === == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish brūn, from Old Norse brúnn. The political sense is originally a reference to the brown uniforms worn by members of the Sturmabteilung, a paramilitary organization in Nazi Germany. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /¹brʉːn/, [¹brʉ̟ːn̪] Rhymes: -ʉːn === Adjective === brun (comparative brunare, superlative brunast) brown (color/colour) (politics, usually derogatory, relational) of fascism or right-wing nationalism ett brunt parti ― a fascist party (literally, “a brown party”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Elfdalian: brun → Estonian: pruun === See also === brunt (noun) === References === “brun”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “brun”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) brun in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922) === Further reading === Karlsson, Ola (20 October 2021), “Vad betyder brun och blåbrun i politikens värld?”, in isof.se (in Swedish), Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore, retrieved 27 June 2023 Politisk färg on the Swedish Wikipedia.Wikipedia sv