brus

brus

1. plural of bru

• urbs, rubs, srub, burs, RUBs, Burs

• IPA^(key): [ˈbrus]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brusъ.

brus m inan

1. grinding stone, whetstone

   smirkový brus ― emery-wheel

   brus na ostření ― rubstone

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

brus

1. second-person singular imperative of brousit

• “brus”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “brus”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “brus”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Blend of broer (“brother”) +‎ zus (“sister”).

• IPA^(key): /brʏs/

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• Hyphenation: brus
• Rhymes: -ʏs

brus m or f (plural brussen, diminutive brusje n)

1. (uncommon) 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.

   Synonym: (chiefly academic) sibling

• There is no single word for "sibling" in general use. By far the most common is to say broers en zussen, taken collectively.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

brus m (genitive singular bruis)

1. broken, crumbled, bits; dust

• → Yola: bris

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “brus”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

From Proto-Slavic *brusъ. Cognate with Upper Sorbian brus, Polish brus, Czech brus, Serbo-Croatian brȗs, Russian брус (brus).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrus/
• Rhymes: -us
• Syllabification: brus

brus m inan (diminutive brusk)

1. whetstone, grindstone

• bruscyk
• brusćik
• brusyk

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “brus”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “brus”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

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

• IPA^(key): /brʉːs/, [bɾʉʷːs]
• Rhymes: -ʉːs

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

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

• sitronbrus

• “brus” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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

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

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

• sitronbrus

brus

1. imperative of brusa

• “brus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brusъ.

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• Rhymes: -us
• Syllabification: brus
• Homophone: Brus

brus m inan

1. whetstone, hone

   Synonym: osełka

• brus in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Roman Zawiliński (1880) “brus”, in “Gwara brzezińska w pow. ropczyckim”, in Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności (I) (in Polish), volume 8, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 227

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brusъ.

• IPA^(key): /brûːs/

brȗs m inan (Cyrillic spelling бру̑с)

1. whetstone, grindstone

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

Deverbal from brusa.

• IPA^(key): /brʉːs/
• Rhymes: -ʉːs

brus n

1. noise, static (the sound of bad speakers and the like)
2. noise (similar sound of crashing waves, rapids, effervescent tablets dissolving, etc.)

   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 racket of the people. (Psalms 65:7)

   1. roar, murmur, fizz, etc. (when sounding better as translations, depending on loudness and source)
3. (technology) noise, static

   vitt brus

   white noise

   Jag får ingen bild på tv:n. Det är bara brus.

   I can't get a picture on the TV. It's just static.

• buller
• dån
• fräs
• sorl
• sus

• brus in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• brus in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• brus in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

• burs

brus

1. tobacco

   Synonym: tabak

2. cigar