brúskur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse brúskr, from Proto-Germanic *bruskaz. Cognate with English brush.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpruskʏr/
  • Rhymes: -uskʏr

Noun

brúskur m (genitive singular brúsks, nominative plural brúskar)

  1. tuft, bundle, bunch (especially of hair, grass or flowers)
    Synonyms: knippi, visk, vöndull

Declension
declension of brúskur
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brúskur brúskurinn brúskar brúskarnir
accusative brúsk brúskinn brúska brúskana
dative brúski brúskinum / brúsknum brúskum brúskunum
genitive brúsks brúsksins brúska brúskanna
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