English

Noun

brus

1. plural of bru

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʏs
• IPA^(key): /brʏs/

Etymology

Blend of broer +‎ zus.

Noun

brus c ‎(plural brussen, diminutive brusje n)

1. 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.

Irish

Noun

brus m ‎(genitive singular bruis)

1. broken, crumbled, bits; dust

Declension

Mutation

References

• "brus" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Lower Sorbian

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 ‎(diminutive brusk)

1. whetstone, grindstone

Declension

Derived terms

• bruscyk
• brusćik
• brusyk

References

• brus in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

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)

References

• “brus” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Noun

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

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

References

• “brus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *brusъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brus/

Noun

brus m inan

1. whetstone, hone

Declension

Related terms

• (verb) brusić, bruszyć
• (noun) bruśnik

Synonyms

• osełka

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *brusъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brûːs/

Noun

brȗs m ‎(Cyrillic spelling бру̑с)

1. whetstone, grindstone

Declension

References

• “brus” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Swedish

Etymology

See the verb brusa.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʉːs

Noun

brus

1. noise; the sound of waves, wind, streaming water

   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 tumult of the people. (Psalms 65:7)

2. (technology) noise (not signal)

   vitt brus

   white noise

Declension

Related terms

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