brus

Noun

brus

1. plural of bru

Anagrams

• urbs, rubs, srub, burs, RUBs, Burs

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbrus]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brusъ.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Further reading

• “brus”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “brus”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “brus”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Etymology

Blend of broer (“brother”) +‎ zus (“sister”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brʏs/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: brus
• Rhymes: -ʏs

Noun

brus m or f (plural brussen, diminutive brusje n)

1. (uncommon) sibling
   • 2009, De Tandem vzw, Brochure for workshop “Brussen aan het woord”

     Beide organisaties realiseren daarom samen deze studiedag, waarin de plaats van brussen in de ondersteuning van gezinnen het centrale thema vormt.

     Both organisations together therefore organise this workshop, in which the place of siblings in the support of families is the central theme.

   Synonym: (chiefly academic) sibling

Etymology

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

Noun

brus m (genitive singular bruis)

1. broken, crumbled, bits; dust

Mutation

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “brus”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *brusъ. Cognate with Upper Sorbian brus, Polish brus, Czech brus, Serbo-Croatian brȗs, Russian брус (brus).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [brus]

Noun

brus m inan (diminutive brusk)

1. whetstone, grindstone

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “brus”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “brus”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Etymology

From bruse (verb); a shortening of the earlier term bruslimonade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brʉːs/, [bɾʉʷːs]
• Rhymes: -ʉːs

Noun

brus m (definite singular brusen, indefinite plural brus, definite plural brusene) (countable or uncountable)

1. soda, pop (carbonated water, both US), fizzy drink (UK), (carbonated) soft drink

References

• “brus” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology 1

From bruse (verb); a shortening of the earlier term bruslimonade.

Etymology 2

References

• “brus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brusъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrus/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -us
• Syllabification: brus
• Homophone: Brus

Noun

brus m inan

1. whetstone, hone

   Synonym: osełka

Further reading

• brus in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brusъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brûːs/

Noun

brȗs m (Cyrillic spelling бру̑с)

1. whetstone, grindstone

Further reading

• “brus”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Etymology

Deverbal from brusa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brʉːs/
• Rhymes: -ʉːs

Noun

brus n

1. noise, static (the sound of bad speakers and the like)
2. noise (similar sound of crashing waves, rapids, effervescent tablets dissolving, etc.)

   Du som stillar havens brus, deras böljors brus och folkens larm.

   Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the racket of the people. (Psalms 65:7)

   1. roar, murmur, fizz, etc. (when sounding better as translations, depending on loudness and source)
3. (technology) noise, static

   vitt brus

   white noise

   Jag får ingen bild på tv:n. Det är bara brus.

   I can't get a picture on the TV. It's just static.

References

• brus in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• brus in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• brus in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• burs

Noun

brus

1. tobacco

   Synonym: tabak

2. cigar