Brutus

See also: brutus

English

Etymology

From Latin Brutus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɹutəs/

Proper noun

Brutus

  1. a Roman cognomen

Translations

Noun

Brutus (plural Brutuses)

  1. (historical) A kind of wig.
  2. (historical) A hairstyle brushed back from the forehead, popular at the time of the French Revolution, when it was an affectation to admire the Ancient Romans.

Latin

Etymology

See brūtus

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbruː.tus/, [ˈbruː.tʊs]

Proper noun

Brūtus m (genitive Brūtī); second declension

  1. A cognomen of the Roman gens Iunius.
    • 1599 CE: William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
      Et tū, Brūte?
      And you, Brutus?

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Brūtus
Genitive Brūtī
Dative Brūtō
Accusative Brūtum
Ablative Brūtō
Vocative Brūte

References

  • Brutus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Brutus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Old Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Brutus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɾu.ˈtus/

Proper noun

Brutus m

  1. Brutus, legendary king of Britain
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