Definify.com

Definition 2024


bruk

bruk

See also: BRUK

Gothic

Romanization

bruk

  1. Romanization of 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌺

Lithuanian

Alternative forms

  • bruki

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [brʊk]

Verb

brùk

  1. second-person singular imperative of brukti.

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Cognate with Upper Sorbian bruk and Czech brouk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bruk]

Noun

bruk m (diminutive bruck)

  1. beetle (insect)

Declension

Derived terms

  • brucaś
  • brucyk
  • brucyś
  • brukaś

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

bruk m, n (definite singular bruken or bruket) (uncountable)

  1. use (noun)

Derived terms

Verb

bruk

  1. imperative of bruke

Polish

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /bruk/

Noun

bruk m inan

  1. cobblestone (stone used for paving roads)

Declension

Derived terms


Swedish

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ʉːk

Noun

bruk n

  1. a use, usage
    jag har inget bruk för den
    I have no use for it
  2. a custom, a fashion, a tradition, a practice, culture, cultivation, tillage
  3. a work, a mill, an industry, an ironwork, a forge
    han jobbar på bruket
    he works at the mill
  4. mortar (mixture of cement)
    • 1948, Ulf Peder Olrog, song title
      Mera bruk i baljan, boys
      More mortar in the trough, boys

Declension

Inflection of bruk 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bruk bruket bruk bruken
Genitive bruks brukets bruks brukens

Related terms

See also


Tok Pisin

Etymology

English break

Verb

bruk intrans., transitive brukim

  1. (intransitive) break
    • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 2:10 (translation here):
      Na wanpela wara i kamap long Iden bilong givim wara long dispela gaden. Dispela wara i bruk na i kamap 4-pela han wara

Adjective

bruk

  1. broken

Related terms

This entry has fewer than three known examples of actual usage, the minimum considered necessary for clear attestation, and may not be reliable. Tok Pisin is subject to a special exemption for languages with limited documentation. If you speak it, please consider editing this entry or adding citations. See also Help and the Community Portal.