brunus

== Latin == === Alternative forms === brūneus, brūnius, brunneus === Etymology === Borrowed from Old High German brūn, from Proto-Germanic *brūnaz. This had become necessary because Latin does not have a native word for brown. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈbruː.nʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈbruː.nus] === Adjective === brūnus (feminine brūna, neuter brūnum); first/second-declension adjective (Medieval Latin) brown Synonyms: fuscus, suffuscus, nigricāns, subniger ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Descendants ==== Asturian: brunu Italian: bruno Spanish: bruno French: brun === References === R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “brunus”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC "brunus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)