Brutus
See also: brutus
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Brutus
- a Roman cognomen.
- A male given name.
Translations edit
Roman cognomen
Noun edit
Brutus (plural Brutuses)
- (historical) A kind of wig.
- (historical) A hairstyle brushed back from the forehead, popular at the time of the French Revolution, when it was an affectation to admire the Ancient Romans.
German edit
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Noun edit
Brutus m (plural Brutus or Brutusse)
Latin edit
Etymology edit
See brūtus
Pronunciation edit
(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbruː.tus/, [ˈbruːt̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈbru.tus/, [ˈbruːt̪us]
Proper noun edit
Brūtus m sg (genitive Brūtī); second declension
- A cognomen of the Roman gens Iunius.
- 1599 CE, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar (an English work)
- Et tu, Brute?
- And you, Brutus?
- 1599 CE, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar (an English work)
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Brūtus |
Genitive | Brūtī |
Dative | Brūtō |
Accusative | Brūtum |
Ablative | Brūtō |
Vocative | Brūte |
References edit
- “Brutus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Brutus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Old Galician-Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from Latin Brutus.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Brutus m
- Brutus, legendary king of Britain
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 35 (facsimile):
- Dun mercadoꝛ que auia per nome Coliſtanus / que os leuaſſ a bꝛetãna / a que pobꝛou rei bꝛutꝰ
- Of a merchant who was called Colistanus / who took them to Britain / which was colonised by King Brutus
- Dun mercadoꝛ que auia per nome Coliſtanus / que os leuaſſ a bꝛetãna / a que pobꝛou rei bꝛutꝰ