brunn
Icelandic
[edit]Noun
[edit]brunn
Norwegian Nynorsk
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse brunnr, bruðr, from Proto-Germanic *brunnaz.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]brunn m (definite singular brunnen, indefinite plural brunnar, definite plural brunnane)
- a well (hole sunk into the ground)
Inflection
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| Aasen1, 2 | ein Brunn | Brunnen | Brunnar | Brunnarne | |
| 19173 (current) | ein brunn | brunnen | brunnar | brunnane4 | |
- 1Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century. 2Aasen also lists the form Brynn. 3brønn was added as an official alternative form by the spelling reform 1917, removed by the spelling reform of 1938 and added back in in by a spelling decision of 1977. 4Form was allowed within the Midlandsnormalen (1901) spelling standard, which fell into disuse. This form allowed for schoolchildren already as of 1910.
Synonyms
[edit]- bekk (Bergen dialect)
Derived terms
[edit]- brunnbor
- brunnbuse
- brunnbytte, brunnsbytte
- brunnbåt
- brunndør
- brunnfigur
- brunnfjøl
- brunngravar
- brunngraving, brunnsgraving
- brunngryte
- brunnhespe
- brunnhol
- brunnhus
- brunnkjerring
- brunnlok
- brunnmann
- brunnop
- brunnopning
- brunnreip
- brunnsal
- brunnsbukk
- brunnshjul
- brunnskøyte
- brunnspann
- brunnsråte
- brunnstake
- brunnstokk
- brunnstolpe
- brunnstong
- brunnstroll
- brunnsveiv
- brunntau
- brunnvatn
- brunnvinde
- brunnvippe
- brunnvåg
- brunnår
References
[edit]Old Norse
[edit]Noun
[edit]brunn
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse brunnr, bruðr, from Proto-Germanic *brunna-.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]brunn c
- a well (hole sunk into the ground, as a source for drinking water or a drain for waste water)
- a spa (= brunnsort)
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | brunn | brunns |
| definite | brunnen | brunnens | |
| plural | indefinite | brunnar | brunnars |
| definite | brunnarna | brunnarnas |
Related terms
[edit]- avloppsbrunn
- brunnsborrning
- brunnsdrickning
- brunnsgäst
- brunnskar
- brunnslock
- brunnslucka
- brunnsmusik
- brunnsort
- brunnspark
- brunnssvängel
- brunnsvatten
- bybrunn
- dagvattenbrunn
- gatubrunn
- gårdsbrunn
References
[edit]Categories:
- Icelandic non-lemma forms
- Icelandic noun forms
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰrewh₁-
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- Old Norse non-lemma forms
- Old Norse noun forms
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms with audio pronunciation
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
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