different between burnet vs brunet

English

Etymology

From Middle English burnet, from Old French brunet, brunete (“brunette”). Doublet of brunette.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b??n?t/, /?b??n?t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?b?n?t/, /?b?n?t/

Noun

burnet (usually uncountable, plural burnets)

1. Any of the herbs of genus Sanguisorba (syn. Poterium), including salad burnet (Sanguisorba minor), an herb used in salads and herbal teas.
2. Any of several species of moths of the family Zygaenidae, typically having black forewings with red spots.

Derived terms

• burnet bloodwort (Sanguisorba minor)
• burnet companion moth
• burnet moth
• burnet rose (Rosa spinosossima)
• burnet saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga)
• Canadian burnet (Sanguisorba canadensis)
• great burnet (Sanguisorba officinalis)
• lesser burnet (Sanguisorba minor)
• salad burnet (Sanguisorba minor)
• six-spot burnet
• thorny burnet (Sanguisorba spinosum)
• transparent burnet
• wild burnet (Sanguisorba canadensis)

Translations

References

• burnet at OneLook Dictionary Search
• burnet in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• Sanguisorba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sanguisorba on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Sanguisorba on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• Brunet, Butner, beturn, brunet, bunter

Middle English

Alternative forms

• bornet, brunet, burnett, burnete, bornete

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French brunet, brunete (“brunette”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?burn?t/, /bur?n??t/

Noun

burnet (uncountable)

1. Brown woolen fabric.
2. Burnet (Sanguisorba spp.) or a similar plant.

Descendants

• English: burnet
• Scots: burnet

References

• “burn??t, n.(1) & adj..”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• “burn??t, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Adjective

burnet

1. brown (used of linen)

References

• “burn??t, n.(1) & adj..”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• “burn??t, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

English

Etymology

From French brunet. Compare also Middle English brunet, burnet (“brown”), from Old French brunet, which is the same word.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?t

Adjective

brunet (not comparable)

1. (rare) Of a man's or boy's hair: brown or black.
2. (rare) Of a man or boy, having brown or black hair.

Noun

brunet (plural brunets)

1. (rare) A man or boy with brown or black hair.

Usage notes

Brunet is the masculine form of brunette. It is rarely used.

Anagrams

• Burnet, Butner, beturn, bunter, burnet

Danish

Adjective

brunet

1. sugared, made brown

Inflection

Verb

brunet

1. past participle of brune

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bry?n?t/
• Hyphenation: bru?net
• Rhymes: -?t

Adjective

brunet (not comparable)

1. (now uncommon) brunette, having brown hair

Inflection

Noun

brunet f (plural brunetten, diminutive brunetje n)

1. Alternative form of brunette.

Middle English

Noun

brunet

1. Alternative form of burnet

Polish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bru.n?t/

Noun

brunet m pers (diminutive brunecik, feminine brunetka)

1. brunet (dark haired man)

Declension

Antonyms

• blondyn

Further reading

• brunet in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From French brunet.

Adjective

brunet m or n (feminine singular brunet?, masculine plural brune?i, feminine and neuter plural brunete)

1. brunette

Declension

Slovak

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?brunet]

Noun

brunet m

1. brunet (dark haired man)

Declension

Related terms

• bruneta
• brunetka

Further reading

• brunet in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk