brus

brus

1. plural of bru

• urbs, rubs, srub, burs, RUBs, Burs

 

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:

brus

Wikipedia ^cs

• IPA^(key): [ˈbrus]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brusъ.

brus m inan

1. grinding stone, whetstone

   smirkový brus ― emery-wheel

   brus na ostření ― rubstone

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

brus

1. second-person singular imperative of brousit

• “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)

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

• IPA^(key): /brʏs/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: brus
• Rhymes: -ʏs

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

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

brus m (genitive singular bruis)

1. broken, crumbled, bits; dust

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

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

• IPA^(key): [brus]

brus m inan (diminutive brusk)

1. whetstone, grindstone

• bruscyk
• brusćik
• brusyk

• 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

 

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

brus

Wikipedia ^no

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

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

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

• sitronbrus

• “brus” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

 

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

brus

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

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

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

• sitronbrus

brus

1. imperative of brusa

• “brus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

 

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

brus

Wikipedia ^pl

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brusъ.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrus/

• Audio:

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

brus m inan

1. whetstone, hone

   Synonym: osełka

• brus in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brusъ.

• IPA^(key): /brûːs/

brȗs m (Cyrillic spelling бру̑с)

1. whetstone, grindstone

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

Deverbal from brusa.

• IPA^(key): /brʉːs/
• Rhymes: -ʉːs

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.

• brusa
• brusfilter
• brusig
• brusnivå
• brustablett
• signal-brusförhållande

• buller
• dån
• fräs
• sorl
• sus

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

• burs

brus

1. tobacco

   Synonym: tabak

2. cigar