brú

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See also: bru, BRU, and brù

Icelandic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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brú f (genitive singular brúar, nominative plural brýr)

  1. bridge

Declension

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    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

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Anagrams

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Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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brú m (genitive singular brú, nominative plural brúnna)

  1. hostel
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Etymology 2

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

Noun

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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
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As verbal noun
As substantive
Alternative forms
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Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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brú

  1. present subjunctive analytic of brúigh
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Etymology 4

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

Noun

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brú f (genitive singular brú, nominative plural brúnna)

  1. brink, verge
    Ar bhrú éaga.On the verge of death.
  2. bank (of river)
Declension
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Mutation

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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.

Further reading

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Old Irish

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Celtic *brusū.

Noun

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brú f

  1. belly, abdomen
  2. breast
  3. womb
Inflection
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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
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  • Middle Irish: broinn

Further reading

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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Celtic *mrogis.

Noun

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brú ?

  1. edge, brink
  2. bank
Inflection
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The dative singular is also brú; no other forms are attested.

Further reading

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Mutation

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

Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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from Proto-Germanic *brōwō, *brūwō.

Noun

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brú f

  1. bridge

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: brú
  • Faroese: brú
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bru
    • Norwegian Bokmål: bru (See there for further information)