brú

See also: bru, BRU, and brù

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse brú, from Proto-Germanic *brōwō, *brūwō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pruː/
• Rhymes: -uː

Noun

brú f (genitive singular brúar, nominative plural brýr)

1. bridge

Declension

declension of brú

f-s3	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	brú	brúin	brýr	brýrnar
accusative	brú	brúna	brýr	brýrnar
dative	brú	brúnni	brúm	brúnum
genitive	brúar	brúarinnar	brúa	brúnna

Derived terms

• göngubrú (“footbridge”)

Anagrams

• búr

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Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠuː/

Etymology 1

Related to bruíon and Middle Irish bruiden (“hostel, large banqueting hall”).

Noun

brú m (genitive singular brú, nominative plural brúnna)

1. hostel

Declension

Declension of brú

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative brú brúnna Vocative a bhrú a bhrúnna Genitive brú brúnna Dative brú brúnna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an brú na brúnna Genitive an bhrú na mbrúnna Dative leis an mbrú don bhrú leis na brúnna

Derived terms

• brú óige
• brúdóireacht

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

brú m (genitive singular as substantive brú, genitive as verbal noun brúite, nominative plural brúnna)

1. verbal noun of brúigh
2. press, crush
3. pressure
4. bruise (mark on fruit)
5. dent

Declension

As verbal noun

Declension of brú

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative brú brúnna Vocative a bhrú a bhrúnna Genitive brúite brúnna Dative brú brúnna

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an brú na brúnna Genitive an bhrúite na mbrúnna Dative leis an mbrú don bhrú leis na brúnna

As substantive

Declension of brú

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative brú brúnna Vocative a bhrú a bhrúnna Genitive brú brúnna Dative brú brúnna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an brú na brúnna Genitive an bhrú na mbrúnna Dative leis an mbrú don bhrú leis na brúnna

Alternative forms

• brúghadh (obsolete)

Derived terms

• frithbhrú (“back-pressure”)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

brú

1. present subjunctive analytic of brúigh

Alternative forms

• brúgha (obsolete)

Etymology 4

From Old Irish brú, bruig, from Proto-Celtic *mrogis.

Noun

brú f (genitive singular brú, nominative plural brúnna)

1. brink, verge

   Ar bhrú éaga. ― On the verge of death.

2. bank (of river)

Declension

Declension of brú

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative brú brúnna Vocative a bhrú a bhrúnna Genitive brú brúnna Dative brú brúnna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an bhrú na brúnna Genitive na brú na mbrúnna Dative leis an mbrú don bhrú leis na brúnna

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
brú	bhrú	mbrú
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• "brú" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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Old Irish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *brusū.

Noun

brú f

1. belly, abdomen
2. breast
3. womb

Inflection

Feminine n-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	brú	broinnL	broinn
Vocative	brú	broinnL	bronnaH
Accusative	broinnN	broinnL	bronnaH
Genitive	bronn	bronnL	bronnN
Dative	broinnL, brúL	bronnaib	bronnaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Middle Irish: broinn
  • Irish: broinn

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “brú 1 ‘abdomen’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *mrogis.

Noun

brú ?

2. edge, brink
3. bank

Inflection

The dative singular is also brú; no other forms are attested.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “brú 3 ‘edge’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
brú	brú pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/	mbrú
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.