English

Noun

bru ‎(plural brus)

1. (South Africa) bro; bra; term of address for a man
   • 2006, Guy Brown, Hijack!: cracking one of South Africa's most violent carjacking syndicates (page 37)

     "Nice little bonus for you, hey bru," Paul was saying.

   • 2013, Nick Roddy, Out of Jericho (page 200)

     “Listen, bru, don't take this the wrong way, but I grew up with the black man. Never underestimate him and never overestimate him. […]

French

Etymology

From Old French bru, brut, from Medieval Latin bruta, from Old High German brūt ‎(“daughter-in-law, bride”), from Proto-Germanic *brūdiz ‎(“bride, daughter-in-law”). Akin to Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌸𐍃 ‎(brūþs, “daughter-in-law”), Old English brȳd ‎(“bride”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁy/

Noun

bru f ‎(plural brus)

1. (regional) daughter-in-law

Antonyms

• gendre

Synonyms

• belle-fille

Usage notes

• The word is slightly dated in general European French, but current in many regions, including Canada.

Lojban

Rafsi

bru

1. rafsi of burcu.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse brú

Alternative forms

• bro

Noun

bru f, m ‎(definite singular brua or bruen, indefinite plural bruer, definite plural bruene)

1. a bridge

Derived terms

• gangbru
• hengebru
• svingbru

References

• “bru” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse brú.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brʉː/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

bru f ‎(definite singular brua, indefinite plural bruer, definite plural bruene)

1. bridge

   Dette er den lengste brua i verda.

   This is the longest bridge in the world.

Derived terms

• gangbru
• hengjebru, hengebru
• svingbru

References

• “bru” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Noun

brū f

1. an eyelash; an eyebrow

Old French

Noun

bru f ‎(oblique plural brus, nominative singular bru, nominative plural brus)

1. daughter-in-law

Descendants

• French: bru

References

• (fr) Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (bru, supplement)

Puyuma

Noun

bru

1. (in females' ritual language) water

Synonyms

• ənay (general term)
• nanum (ritual term used by males)

References

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary