brúða

See also: bruda and brutha

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpruːða/
    Rhymes: -uːða

Etymology 1

From Old Norse brúða (“bundle of flax”), from Proto-Germanic *brūdǭ, from a Pre-Germanic root *bʰruH- with no known extra-Germanic cognates; see the related Proto-Germanic *brūdiz (“bride”) for more.

Noun

brúða f (genitive singular brúðu, nominative plural brúður)

  1. doll
    Synonym: dúkka
  2. puppet
Declension
Declension of brúða (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brúða brúðan brúður brúðurnar
accusative brúðu brúðuna brúður brúðurnar
dative brúðu brúðunni brúðum brúðunum
genitive brúðu brúðunnar brúða, brúðna brúðanna, brúðnanna
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

brúða

  1. indefinite genitive plural of brúður

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