Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bruin

/ˈbɹuːɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: bru-in
IPA: /ˈbɹuːɪn/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A folk name for a bear, especially the brown bear, Ursus arctos.

name

A bear character in fairy stories, etc., especially when anthropomorphised.

Literary

name

A surname from Dutch.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Elliott County, Kentucky, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A borough of Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The mother sought the one gone / astray, for the lost she longs: / she ran great swamps as a wolf / trod the wilds as a bruin / waters as an otter roamed […]."
"When he had driven some distance he met a pedlar. "Where is the sheriff off to, to-day?" said the pedlar; "he must have a long way and little time, since he is driving so fast." But Bruin did not say a word, for he had more than enough to do to hold on."

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bruun (“brown”) via William Caxton's 1485 translation of a Dutch version of the legend of Reynard the Fox. Bruin is the bear, named for his brown color. Doublet of brown.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: *bʰerH-, bruun, bruin, -

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈbɹuːɪn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

bruins (plural)

Phrases

oud bruin

Frequently Paired Words

oud bruin

Synonyms

brown bear ursus arctos

Homonyms

brewin' brewin

Rhymes With

doin' lewin fruin ruin trewin

Questions

How do you pronounce bruin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹuːɪn/.
What does bruin mean?: A folk name for a bear, especially the brown bear, Ursus arctos.
Where does bruin come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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