# brus
## English
### Noun

brus
* plural of bru

### Anagrams

* urbs, rubs, srub, burs, RUBs, Burs

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbrus]

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brusъ.

#### Noun

brus m inan
* grinding stone, whetstone
    smirkový brus ― emery-wheel
    brus na ostření ― rubstone

##### Related terms

* brousek
* brusič
* brusivo
* brusírna
* bruska

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

brus
* second-person singular imperative of brousit

### Further reading

* “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

## Dutch
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /brʏs/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: brus
* Rhymes: -ʏs

### Noun

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

## Irish
### Etymology

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

### Noun

brus m (genitive singular bruis)
* broken, crumbled, bits; dust

#### Declension

bare forms
singular
nominative
brus
vocative
a bhruis
genitive
bruis
dative
brus
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative
an brus
genitive
an bhruis
dative
leis an mbrus don bhrus :

#### Descendants

* → Yola: bris

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

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

## Lower Sorbian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [brus]

### Noun

brus m inan (diminutive brusk)
* whetstone, grindstone

#### Derived terms

* bruscyk
* brusćik
* brusyk

### Further reading

* 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

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /brʉːs/, [bɾʉʷːs]
* Rhymes: -ʉːs

### Noun

brus m (definite singular brusen, indefinite plural brus, definite plural brusene) (countable or uncountable)
* soda, pop (carbonated water, both US), fizzy drink (UK), (carbonated) soft drink

#### Derived terms

* sitronbrus

### References

* “brus” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

brus m (definite singular brusen, indefinite plural brusar, definite plural brusane) (countable or uncountable)
* soda, pop (carbonated water, both US), fizzy drink (UK), (carbonated) soft drink

##### Derived terms

* sitronbrus

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

brus
* imperative of brusa

### References

* “brus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brusъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbrus/
* (Lesser Poland):
** (Biecz) IPA: /ˈbrus/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -us
* Syllabification: brus
* Homophone: Brus

### Noun

brus m inan
* whetstone, hone
    Synonym: osełka

#### Related terms

* bruśnik
* brusić
* bruszyć

### Further reading

* 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

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brusъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /brûːs/

### Noun

brȗs m (Cyrillic spelling бру̑с)
* whetstone, grindstone

#### Declension
### Further reading

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

## Swedish
### Etymology

Deverbal from brusa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /brʉːs/
* Rhymes: -ʉːs

### Noun

brus n
* noise, static (the sound of bad speakers and the like)
* 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)
** roar, murmur, fizz, etc. (when sounding better as translations, depending on loudness and source)
* (technology) noise, static
    vitt bruswhite 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.

#### Related terms

* brusa
* brusfilter
* brusig
* brusnivå
* brustablett
* signal-brusförhållande

#### See also

* buller
* dån
* fräs
* sorl
* sus

### References

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

### Anagrams

* burs

## Tok Pisin
### Noun

brus
* tobacco
    Synonym: tabak
* cigar