brusc

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈbɾusk]

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Adjective

brusc (feminine brusca, masculine plural bruscs or bruscos, feminine plural brusques)

1. brusque (rudely abrupt)

Derived terms

• bruscament
• brusquedat

Further reading

• “brusc”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Dalmatian

Etymology

Probably from Vulgar Latin *bruscus, from Latin rūscus or rūscum. Compare Catalan brusc, Italian brusco, French brusque, Spanish brusco.

Adjective

brusc

1. rude
2. offhanded
3. brusque

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan brusc, from Italian brusco. Doublet of brusque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁysk/

Noun

brusc m (plural bruscs)

1. (dated, vernacular) butcher's broom (and other plants in the genus Ruscus)
2. (regional) a type of heather used in making brooms
3. (dated, vernacular) gorse

Synonyms

• (genus Ruscus): fragon

Occitan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɾysk/

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Etymology 1

Noun

brusc m (plural brusques)

1. beehive (home of bees)

Etymology 2

From Italian brusco.

Adjective

brusc m (feminine singular brusca, masculine plural brusques, feminine plural bruscas)

1. brusque

Etymology 3

Noun

brusc m (plural brusques)

1. A variety of heather

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French brusque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brusk/

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Adjective

brusc m or n (feminine singular bruscă, masculine plural bruști, feminine/neuter plural bruște)

1. sudden

Declension

Declension of brusc

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	brusc		bruscă		bruști	bruște
	definite	bruscul		brusca		bruștii	bruștele
genitive- dative	indefinite	brusc		bruște		bruști	bruște
	definite	bruscului		bruștei		bruștilor	bruștelor