Icelandic

Noun

brú f ‎(genitive singular brúar, nominative plural brýr)

1. bridge

Declension

Anagrams

• búr

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠuː/

Etymology 1

Noun

brú m ‎(genitive singular brú, nominative plural brúnna)

1. hostel

Declension

Derived terms

• brú óige
• brúdóireacht

Etymology 2

Noun

brú m ‎(genitive singular as substantive brú, genitive as verbal noun brúite, nominative plural brúnna)

1. verbal noun of brúigh
2. press, crush
3. pressure
4. bruise (mark on fruit)
5. dent

Declension

As verbal noun

As substantive

Alternative forms

• brúghadh (obsolete)

Etymology 3

Non-lemma forms.

Verb

brú

1. present subjunctive analytic of brúigh

Alternative forms

• brúgha (obsolete)

Mutation

References

• "brú" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Old Irish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *brusū.

Noun

brú f

1. belly, abdomen
2. breast
3. womb

Inflection

Descendants

• Middle Irish: broinn
  • Irish: broinn

Etymology 2

Noun

brú ?

1. edge, brink
2. bank

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

• “brú” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “brú” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.