brúnn

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See also: brunn, Brunn, and Brünn

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *brūnaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

brúnn (comparative brúnni, superlative brúnastur)

  1. brown

Inflection[edit]

Related terms[edit]

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Colors in Icelandic · litir (layout · text)
     hvítur; mjallhvítur      grár      svartur
             rauður; fagurrauður, djúprauður              appelsínugulur, gulrauður, órans (dated); brúnn, dökkbrúnn; fölvi, mórauður              gulur; rjómagulur
             gulgrænn, mosagrænn              grænn             
             blágrænn; grænblár              heiðblár, fagurblár, himinblár, safírblár              blár
             fjólublár; dimmfjólublár, indígóblár              blárauður; rauðfjólublár (fjólublár), purpuralitur              bleikur

Irish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

brúnn

  1. present analytic of brúigh

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
brúnn bhrúnn mbrúnn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *brūnaz (grey, brown).

Adjective[edit]

brúnn

  1. brown
  2. (of polished metal) bright

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

  • brúnaðr (dark-coloured; grey)
  • brúnmóálóttr (of mouse-grey colour with a black stripe down the back (of a horse))

Descendants[edit]

Noun[edit]

brúnn m (genitive brúns, plural brúnar)

  1. a black horse

Declension[edit]

See also[edit]

Colors in Old Norse · litir (layout · text)
     hvítr      grár, hǫss      svartr
             rauðr; rauðgulr              brúnn, jarpr              gulr
                          grœnn             
                                       blár
             víolat                          

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