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brú.

hostel

3 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/bˠɾˠuː/

  1. hostel

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Related to bruíon and Middle Irish bruiden (“hostel, large banqueting hall”).

noun/bˠɾˠuː/

  1. brink, verge

    feminine
    Ar bhrú éaga.

  2. bank (of river)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish brú, bruig, from Proto-Celtic *mrogis.

noun/bˠɾˠuː/

  1. verbal noun of brúigh

    form-of · masculine · noun-from-verb

  2. press, crush

    masculine

  3. pressure

    masculine

  4. bruise (mark on fruit)

    masculine

  5. dent

    masculine
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