brunet

See also: Brunet

English

Etymology

From French brunet. Compare also Middle English brunet, burnet (brown), from Old French brunet, which is the same word.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Adjective

brunet (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Of a man's or boy's hair: brown or black.
  2. (rare) Of a man or boy, having brown or black hair.

Noun

brunet (plural brunets)

  1. (rare) A man or boy with brown or black hair.

Usage notes

Brunet is the masculine form of brunette. It is rarely used.

Anagrams


Danish

Adjective

brunet

  1. sugared, made brown

Inflection

Inflection of brunet
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular brunet 2
Neuter singular brunet 2
Plural brunede 2
Definite attributive1 brunede
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Verb

brunet

  1. past participle of brune

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bryˈnɛt/
  • Hyphenation: bru‧net
  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Adjective

brunet (not comparable)

  1. (now uncommon) brunette, having brown hair

Inflection

Inflection of brunet
uninflected brunet
inflected brunette
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial brunet
indefinite m./f. sing. brunette
n. sing. brunet
plural brunette
definite brunette
partitive brunets

Noun

brunet f (plural brunetten, diminutive brunetje n)

  1. Alternative form of brunette.

Middle English

Noun

brunet

  1. Alternative form of burnet

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French brunette.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbru.nɛt/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -unɛt
  • Syllabification: bru‧net

Noun

brunet m pers (diminutive brunecik, feminine brunetka)

  1. brunet (dark haired man)
    Antonym: blondyn

Declension

Further reading

  • brunet in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • brunet in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From French brunet.

Adjective

brunet m or n (feminine singular brunetă, masculine plural bruneți, feminine and neuter plural brunete)

  1. brunette

Declension


Slovak

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbrunet]

Noun

brunet m (feminine brunetka)

  1. brunet (dark haired man)

Declension

Further reading

  • brunet in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
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