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bruin

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See also:Bruinandbruín

English

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Dutchbruun(“brown”) via William Caxton's 1485 translation of a Dutch version of the legend ofReynard the Fox.Bruin is the bear, named for his brown color.Doublet ofbrown.

Pronunciation

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(UK)IPA^(key): /ˈbɹuːɪn/
Audio(Southern England): (file)
Rhymes:-uːɪn
Homophone:brewin'

Noun

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bruin (pluralbruins)

Afolk name for abear, especially thebrown bear,Ursus arctos.
- 1989, Elias Lönnrot, translated byKeith Bosley,The Kalevala, section XVII:
  The mother sought the one gone / astray, for the lost she longs: / she ran great swamps as a wolf / trod the wilds as abruin / waters as an otter roamed […].

Anagrams

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Bruni,Burin,Rubin,burin,rub in,rubin

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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FromDutchbruin.

Pronunciation

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Audio: (file)

Adjective

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bruin (attributivebruinor(of people alternatively)bruine,comparativebruiner,superlativebruinste)

brown
coloured, of mixed-race and/or Southeast Asian stock

Inflection

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Inflection ofbruin
	predicative	attributive	independent		partitive
	predicative	attributive	singular	plural	partitive
positive	bruin	bruin, bruine	bruine	bruines	bruins
comparative	bruiner		bruinere	bruineres	bruiners
superlative	bruinste			bruinstes	—

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /brœy̯n/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation:bruin
Rhymes:-œy̯n

Declension ofbruin
uninflected	bruin
inflected	bruine
comparative	bruiner
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		bruin	bruiner	hetbruinst hetbruinste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	bruine	bruinere	bruinste
	n. sing.	bruin	bruiner	bruinste
	plural	bruine	bruinere	bruinste
definite		bruine	bruinere	bruinste
partitive		bruins	bruiners	—

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Afrikaans:bruin
Negerhollands:bruun,brin,bryen
→ Papiamentu:brùin,brein,bruin
→ Sranan Tongo:broin

Etymology 2

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From the adjectivebruin.

Noun

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bruin n (uncountable,nodiminutive)

the color brown
Het bruin van de stam contrasteerde fel met het groen van de bladeren.
The brown color of the trunk contrasted sharply with the green color of the leaves.

Noun

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bruin c (uncountable,nodiminutive)

(slang)heroin
Mijn god, zit ie aan de bruin? ―My god, is he on heroin?

Usage notes

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The expressionaan de bruin zijn is used for the addiction to heroin only, not for individual shots.

Colors in Dutch ·kleuren(layout ·text)
wit	grijs	zwart
rood;karmijnrood	oranje;bruin	geel;roomwit
groengeel/limoengroen	groen
blauwgroen/cyaan;groenblauw/petrolblauw	azuurblauw	blauw
violet;indigo	magenta;paars	roze