брус

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brusъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [brus]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

брус • (brusm (diminutive бру́сец or бру́сче)

  1. whetstone, hone (sharpening stone)

Declension

Declension of брус
singular plural
indefinite брус
brus
бру́сове
brúsove
definite
(subject form)
бру́сът
brúsǎt
бру́совете
brúsovete
definite
(object form)
бру́са
brúsa
count form бру́са
brúsa

Derived terms

  • бруса́р m (brusár) (agent noun)
  • бру́сов (brúsov), брусови́т (brusovít) (adjectives)
  • бру́сест (brúsest), бру́сист (brúsist, thick) (dialectal)

References

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brusъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [brus]

Noun

брус • (brusm

  1. whetstone
    Synonyms: белегија (belegija), точило (točilo)

Declension

Declension of брус
singular
indefinite брус (brus)
definite unspecified брусот (brusot)
definite proximal брусов (brusov)
definite distal брусон (bruson)
vocative брусу (brusu)

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brusъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [brus]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

брус • (brusm inan (genitive бру́са, nominative plural бру́сья or бру́сы*, genitive plural бру́сьев or бру́сов*, relational adjective брусча́тый) (* Rare, nonstandard.)

  1. squared beam

Declension

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “брус”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Further reading

Anagrams

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brusъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brûːs/

Noun

бру̑с m inan (Latin spelling brȗs)

  1. whetstone, grindstone

Declension

Declension of брус
singular plural
nominative бру̑с бру̏сови
genitive бруса брусова
dative брусу брусовима
accusative брус брусове
vocative брусу брусови
locative брусу брусовима
instrumental брусом брусовима

References

  • брус”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brusъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [brus]

Noun

брус • (brusm inan (genitive бру́са or бру́су, nominative plural бру́си, genitive plural бру́сів, relational adjective брусови́й, diminutive брусо́к)

  1. (genitive бру́са) squared/squared-off beam, timber, baulk (UK), balk (US)
  2. (genitive бру́су, collective) (hewn) timber, lumber (wood that has been pre-cut and is ready for use in construction)
  3. (genitive бру́са) oblong block/bar (of a substance)
  4. (genitive бру́са) whetstone
  5. (only in the plural, gymnastics) bars (an apparatus on which certain gymnastics are performed)
    парале́льні бру́сиparalélʹni brúsyparallel bars
    різновисо́кі бру́сиriznovysóki brúsyuneven bars, asymmetric bars

Declension

Declension of брус
(inan hard masc-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative брус
brus
бру́си
brúsy
genitive бру́са, бру́су
brúsa, brúsu
бру́сів
brúsiv
dative бру́сові, бру́су
brúsovi, brúsu
бру́сам
brúsam
accusative брус
brus
бру́си
brúsy
instrumental бру́сом
brúsom
бру́сами
brúsamy
locative бру́сі
brúsi
бру́сах
brúsax
vocative бру́се
brúse
бру́си
brúsy

References

Further reading