brut

See also: Brut, brüt, and brût

English

Etymology

From French brut (“raw”), from Middle French brut, from Old French brut, from Latin brūtus (“heavy”).

Adjective

brut (comparative more brut, superlative most brut)

1. (of champagne) very dry, and not sweet

Anagrams

• Burt, trub

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin brūtus.

Pronunciation

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

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• Rhymes: -ut

Adjective

brut (feminine bruta, masculine plural bruts, feminine plural brutes)

1. unrefined, unpurified
2. dirty

   Synonyms: sutze, llord

   Antonym: net

3. gross

Derived terms

• brutament

Further reading

• “brut” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “brut”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “brut” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “brut” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

• brot

Etymology

From Latin brūtus.

Adjective

brut (feminine bruta)

1. ugly
2. bad

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French brut, from Old French brut, from Latin brūtus (“heavy, dull”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁyt/

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Adjective

brut (feminine brute, masculine plural bruts, feminine plural brutes)

1. gross

   Antonym: net

   produit national brut ― gross national product

2. raw

   sucre brut ― raw sugar

3. (drinks) brut, strong

   Coordinate term: sec

Derived terms

• art brut
• brut de décoffrage
• cidre brut
• produit intérieur brut

 

Related terms

• brutal
• brute

Descendants

• → English: brut
• → German: brut
• → Turkish: brüt

Further reading

• “brut”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French brut, from Latin brūtus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁʏt/

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Adjective

brut (predicative or postpositioned)

1. brut (of sparkling wine: very dry)

   Der Sekt ist brut. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   Das ist ein Crémant brut. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Usage notes

• Postpositioned use is only possible with French terms and with the names of vineyards or grape varieties.

Further reading

• “brut” in Duden online
• “brut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Lombard

Etymology

From Latin brūtus (“heavy, dull”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbryt/
  • IPA^(key): [ˈbryt] (Western)
  • IPA^(key): [ˈbrøt] (Eastern)

Adjective

brut m (masculine plural brutj, feminine singular bruta, feminine plural brute)

1. ugly
2. awful
3. bad

Related terms

• brutal
• brutezza

Old High German

Alternative forms

• prut

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *brūdi, whence also Old Saxon brūd, Old English brȳd, Old Norse brúðr.

Noun

brūt f

1. bride

Coordinate terms

• brūtigomo

Descendants

• Middle High German: brūt
  • Alemannic German: Bruut
  • Central Franconian: Brock, Brout, Bruut, Bruck

    Hunsrik: praut

  • German: Braut
  • Luxembourgish: Braut
  • → Friulian: brût
  • → Old French: bruy
    • French: bru

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin brutus or French brut.

Adjective

brut m or n (feminine singular brută, masculine plural bruți, feminine and neuter plural brute)

1. gross (as opposed to net)

Declension

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	brut		brută	bruți	brute
	definite	brutul		bruta	bruții	brutele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	brut		brute	bruți	brute
	definite	brutului		brutei	bruților	brutelor

Declension of brut

Vilamovian

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German brōt.

Pronunciation

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Noun

brūt n (plural brut, diminutive brutła)

1. bread
2. loaf (of bread)

Welsh

Etymology

From Brutus of Troy, a legendary character regarded as the founder of the British nation.

Noun

brut m (plural brutiau)

1. A history, chronicle, or book of annals, particularly one produced during the Middle Ages.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
brut	frut	mrut	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “brut”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies