brutal

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin brutalis (“savage, stupid”), from Latin brūtus (“dull, stupid”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɹuːtəl/
  • Rhymes: -uːtəl

Adjective

brutal (comparative more brutal, superlative most brutal)

  1. Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel
    • 2017 January 19, Peter Bradshaw, “T2 Trainspotting review – choose a sequel that doesn't disappoint”, in the Guardian‎:
      What began as a zeitgeisty outlaw romp in the Uncool Britannia of the 1990s is now reborn as a scabrous and brutal black comedy about middle-aged male disappointment and fear of death.
  2. Crude or unfeeling in manner or speech.
  3. Harsh; unrelenting
  4. Disagreeably precise or penetrating
  5. (music, figuratively) In extreme metal, to describe the speed of the music and the density of riffs.

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Further reading

  • brutal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • brutal in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • brutal at OneLook Dictionary Search

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin brutalis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

brutal (masculine and feminine plural brutals)

  1. brutal

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Danish

Etymology

From French brutal, from Latin brūtus (“dull, stupid”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brutaːl/, [b̥ʁuˈtˢæːˀl]

Adjective

brutal

  1. brutal
  2. savage

Inflection

Inflection of brutal
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular brutal brutalere brutalest2
Neuter singular brutalt brutalere brutalest2
Plural brutale brutalere brutalest2
Definite attributive1 brutale brutalere brutaleste
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.

Derived terms

  • brutalitet

French

Etymology

From Medieval Latin brūtālis (“savage, stupid”), from brūtus (“dull, stupid”). See brut and -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʁy.tal/
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

brutal (feminine singular brutale, masculine plural brutaux, feminine plural brutales)

  1. brutal

Noun

brutal m (plural brutaux, feminine brutale)

  1. person who acts brutally

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German

Etymology

From Latin brutalis, from brutus (“dull, stupid”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʀuˈtaːl/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

brutal (comparative brutaler, superlative am brutalsten)

  1. brutal

Declension

Comparative forms of brutal
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist brutaler sie ist brutaler es ist brutaler sie sind brutaler
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative brutalerer brutalere brutaleres brutalere
genitive brutaleren brutalerer brutaleren brutalerer
dative brutalerem brutalerer brutalerem brutaleren
accusative brutaleren brutalere brutaleres brutalere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der brutalere die brutalere das brutalere die brutaleren
genitive des brutaleren der brutaleren des brutaleren der brutaleren
dative dem brutaleren der brutaleren dem brutaleren den brutaleren
accusative den brutaleren die brutalere das brutalere die brutaleren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein brutalerer eine brutalere ein brutaleres (keine) brutaleren
genitive eines brutaleren einer brutaleren eines brutaleren (keiner) brutaleren
dative einem brutaleren einer brutaleren einem brutaleren (keinen) brutaleren
accusative einen brutaleren eine brutalere ein brutaleres (keine) brutaleren

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin brutus, via French brutal.

Adjective

brutal (neuter singular brutalt, definite singular and plural brutale)

  1. brutal
  • brutalitet

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin brutus, via French brutal.

Adjective

brutal (neuter singular brutalt, definite singular and plural brutale)

  1. brutal
  • brutalitet

References

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin brutalis.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɾuˈtaɫ/
  • Hyphenation: bru‧tal

Adjective

brutal m, f (plural brutais, comparable)

  1. brutal, brutish
  2. (colloquial) huge
  3. (colloquial) fantastic, extraordinary

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin brutalis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bruˈtal/

Adjective

brutal m, n (feminine singular brutală, masculine plural brutali, feminine and neuter plural brutale)

  1. brutal

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin brutalis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɾuˈtal/, [bɾuˈt̪al]

Adjective

brutal (plural brutales)

  1. brutal

Derived terms

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

From French brutal from Medieval Latin brutalis, from brūtus.

Pronunciation

  • Audio(file)

Adjective

brutal (comparative brutalare, superlative brutalast)

  1. brutal

Declension

Inflection of brutal
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular brutal brutalare brutalast
Neuter singular brutalt brutalare brutalast
Plural brutala brutalare brutalast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 brutale brutalare brutalaste
All brutala brutalare brutalaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
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