brúskur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse brúskr, from Proto-Germanic *bruskaz. Cognate with English brush.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpruskʏr/
  • Rhymes: -uskʏr

Noun

brúskur m (genitive singular brúsks, nominative plural brúskar)

  1. tuft, bundle, bunch (especially of hair, grass or flowers)
    Synonyms: knippi, visk, vöndull

Declension

Declension of brúskur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brúskur brúskurinn brúskar brúskarnir
accusative brúsk brúskinn brúska brúskana
dative brúski brúskinum, brúsknum brúskum brúskunum
genitive brúsks brúsksins brúska brúskanna
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