brun
Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Adjective edit
brun
Inflection edit
Inflection of brun | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | brun | brunere | brunest2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | brunt | brunere | brunest2 |
Plural | brune | brunere | brunest2 |
Definite attributive1 | brune | brunere | bruneste |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Derived terms edit
See also edit
hvid | grå | sort |
rød; højrød | orange; brun | gul; flødefarvet |
lime | grøn | |
cyan; turkis | azurblå | blå |
violet; indigo | magenta; lilla | lyserød |
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
brun
- imperative of brune
References edit
- “brun” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch Low Saxon edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
brun
- Alternative spelling of bruun
French edit
Etymology edit
From Middle French, from Old French brun (“polished, shiny, brown”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /bʁœ̃/
- (Paris, Northern France) IPA(key): /bʁɛ̃/
- (Quebec) IPA(key): /bʀœ̃˞/
audio (France) (file) audio (Belgium) (file) audio (Quebec) (file) - Rhymes: -œ̃
Adjective edit
brun (feminine brune, masculine plural bruns, feminine plural brunes)
- brown (color/colour)
Usage notes edit
- In France, this is usually for hair, using marron for other uses.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Noun edit
brun m (plural bruns, feminine brune)
- brown (color/colour)
- brown-haired person
See also edit
See also edit
blanc | gris | noir |
rouge; cramoisi, carmin | orange; brun, marron | jaune; crème |
lime | vert | menthe |
cyan, turquoise; bleu canard | azur, bleu ciel | bleu |
violet, lilas; indigo | magenta; pourpre | rose |
Further reading edit
- “brun”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese brũu (14th century), from Old French brun (“polished, shiny, brown”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
brun (feminine bruna, masculine plural bruns, feminine plural brunas)
- (archaic, of hair) brown
- 1390, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Os Miragres de Santiago. Versión gallega del Códice latino del siglo XII atribuido al papa Calisto I, Madrid: C.S.I.C., page 133:
- Rey Calrros auia os cabelos brũus et a façe uermella, et avia o corpo moy bẽ feicto et de boo estado, et a catadura braua
- King Charles had brown hair and a reddish face, and his body was very well formed and in good shape, and his aspect was fierce
Related terms edit
References edit
- “bruno” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “bruu” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “bru_u” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “bru” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
- “brun” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
German Low German edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
brun
- Alternative spelling of bruun
Icelandic edit
Noun edit
brun n (genitive singular bruns, no plural)
- rush (the act of moving at high speed)
- (skiing) alpine skiing
Declension edit
Further reading edit
- “brun” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
Interlingua edit
Adjective edit
brun
- brown (color/colour)
See also edit
blanc, albe | gris | nigre |
rubie | orange; brun | jalne; crema |
verde lima | verde | verde mentha, acquamarine |
cyano | azure | blau |
violette; indigo | magenta; purpure | rosate |
Louisiana Creole edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from French brun (“brown”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
brun
See also edit
blan | gri | nwa, nwar |
rouj | zoranj; brun, maron | jonn, jònn |
vè, vèr, vær, væt | vè fonsé | |
sèrsèl | blé, ble | |
vyolé, vyolèt | lila | ròz, roz |
Norman edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old French brun (“polished, shiny, brown”).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Jersey) (file)
Adjective edit
brun m
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
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 edit
See also edit
hvit | grå | svart |
rød; karmosin | oransje; brun | gul; kremfarge |
limegrønn | grønn | |
cyan | asur | blå |
fiolett; indigo | magenta; lilla | rosa |
References edit
- “brun” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
brun (neuter brunt, definite singular and plural brune, comparative brunare, indefinite superlative brunast, definite superlative brunaste)
- brown (color/colour)
Derived terms edit
See also edit
kvit | grå | svart |
raud | oransje; brun | gul |
grøn | ||
(turkis) | blå | |
rosa; lilla | rosa |
References edit
- “brun” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *brūnaz.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
brūn
- brown (color/colour)
Declension edit
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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Nominative | brūn | brūn | brūn |
Accusative | brūnne | brūne | brūn |
Genitive | brūnes | brūnre | brūnes |
Dative | brūnum | brūnre | brūnum |
Instrumental | brūne | brūnre | brūne |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | brūne | brūna, brūne | brūn |
Accusative | brūne | brūna, brūne | brūn |
Genitive | brūnra | brūnra | brūnra |
Dative | brūnum | brūnum | brūnum |
Instrumental | brūnum | brūnum | brūnum |
Descendants edit
Old French edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin brunus (attested in Isidore of Seville), from Frankish *brūn (“brown, dark, shiny”), from Proto-Germanic *brūnaz (“brown”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
brun m (oblique and nominative feminine singular brune)
- brown (color/colour)
Declension edit
Descendants edit
Noun edit
brun oblique singular, m (oblique plural bruns, nominative singular bruns, nominative plural brun)
- brown-haired person
Declension edit
Plautdietsch edit
Adjective edit
brun
- brown (color/colour)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
brun m or n (feminine singular brună, masculine plural bruni, feminine and neuter plural brune)
Declension edit
See also edit
alb | gri | negru |
roșu; carmin | portocaliu; maro | galben; crem |
verde | verde mentă | |
cyan | bleu | albastru |
violet; indigo | mov; purpură | roz |
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Adjective edit
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”)
- 2010, Lars Ulwencreutz, Redaktör'n har ordet[1], Ulwencreutz Media, →ISBN, page 186:
- Bondeförbundet (Centerpartiet) var en gång ett mycket "brunt parti", bruna sympatier fanns även hos gamla Högerpartiet (Moderaterna). Kristen Demokratisk Samling (Kristdemokraterna) grundades till och med av gamla nationalsocialister.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2011, Mattias Gardell, Islamofobi [Islamophobia][2], Leopard förlag, →ISBN, page 254:
- De bruna valframgångarna är en indikator på hur det politiska spektrumet i sig har vridits mot en kulturisering av politiken där politiker utger sig för att slå vakt om västerländska, Europeiska[sic] och nationella värden mot det föreställda hotet från islam och muslimer[...]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2021 December 2, P-A Hultman, “Hur bruna är Sverigedemokraterna?”, in Strömstads Tidning[3]:
- Detta visar att nazismen och SD har samma tankar och idéer. Det finns således bevis för att ”brunt parti” stämmer väl överens med kända fakta om SD.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2023 January 27, “C måste göra upp med sitt bruna förflutna”, in Eskilstuna-Kuriren[4]:
- Under första halvan av 1900-talet hade Bondeförbundet, 1957 namnändrat till Centerpartiet (C), en mycket brun politik. Kanske var den brunare än den hos (S), men om detta vet vi inte då många dokument fortfarande är hemligstämplade?
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension edit
Inflection of brun | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | brun | brunare | brunast |
Neuter singular | brunt | brunare | brunast |
Plural | bruna | brunare | brunast |
Masculine plural3 | brune | brunare | brunast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | brune | brunare | brunaste |
All | bruna | brunare | brunaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
See also edit
- brunt (noun)
vit | grå | svart |
röd; karmosin, karmosinröd | orange; brun | gul; beige |
limegrön | grön | |
cyan (rare) turkos (common); teal | azur | blå |
lila; indigo | magenta; purpur | rosa (common), skär (uncommon) |
References edit
- brun in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- brun in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- brun in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Further reading edit
- Karlsson, Ola (2021 October 20) “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