brún
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
brún f (genitive singular brúnar, plural brýr)
Declension edit
Declension of brún | ||||
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f24 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | brún | brúnin | brýr | brýrnar |
accusative | brún | brúnna | brýr | brýrnar |
dative | brún | brúnni | brúm | brúnum |
genitive | brúnar | brúnarinnar | brúna | brúnanna |
Adjective edit
brún
Declension edit
brúnur a1 | |||
Singular (eintal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
Nominative (hvørfall) | brúnur | brún | brúnt |
Accusative (hvønnfall) | brúnan | brúna | |
Dative (hvørjumfall) | brúnum | brúnari | brúnum |
Genitive (hvørsfall) | (brúns) | (brúnar) | (brúns) |
Plural (fleirtal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
Nominative (hvørfall) | brúnir | brúnar | brún |
Accusative (hvønnfall) | brúnar | ||
Dative (hvørjumfall) | brúnum | ||
Genitive (hvørsfall) | (brúna) |
Icelandic edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse brún (plural brýnn, later also brúnir), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *brūwō, *brūwǭ (plural *brūniz < *brūwōniz).
Noun edit
brún f (genitive singular brúnar, nominative plural brúnir or brýn)
Declension edit
or
Note: The archaic nominative and accusative plural brýn is mostly used in fixed expressions, such as bera á brýn (“to accuse [someone] of [something]”). The definite nominative and accusative plural brýnnar finds slightly more use, mostly in expressions like hnykla brýnnar and setja í brýnnar. This latter form, pronounced /ˈpritnar/, has also been reanalyzed as brýrnar (and is often so spelled), and has given rise to the indefinite plural form brýr. Both brýrnar and brýr are proscribed, although they have been in use since at least the 17th century. Compare Faroese brún, plural brýr.
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse brún (plural brúnir), from Proto-Germanic *brūniz.
Noun edit
brún f (genitive singular brúnar, nominative plural brúnir)
Declension edit
Etymology 3 edit
Adjective edit
brún
Old Norse edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Germanic *brūwō.
Noun edit
brún f (genitive brúnar, plural brýnn)
Declension edit
Descendants edit
From the singular brún.
From the plural brýnn f pl.
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective edit
brún
- inflection of brúnn (“brown”):