brun

adjectivecommon noun

Syllable Decomposition

brun

from the Vulgar Latin brunus (6th century, Isidore of Seville), borrowed from the Germanic brūn ('brown, shiny'), related to German braun and English brown.

Definitions

peinture

Feminine

brune

Plural

bruns

Translations

  • germangerman:Braun
  • spanishspanish:moreno
  • italianitalian:bruno

See also

rembrunissement (cn.) embrunir (v.) brun (adj.) brunâtre (adj.) brunet (cn.) désembrunir (v.) rembrunir (v.)