Burnus
German, noun/burnuːs/
Burnus is spelled B-U-R-N-U-S (6 letters) and appears about once in every 31 million words in written German, the 326,119th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Burnus is a German masculine noun meaning “burnoose” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Kapuzenmantel der Beduinen, leichter Mantelumhang der Männer, mit (integrierter) oder ohne Kapuze, oft ohne…”.
What does Burnus mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineburnoose
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Kapuzenmantel der Beduinen, leichter Mantelumhang der Männer, mit (integrierter) oder ohne Kapuze, oft ohne Ärmel, vorn bis auf ein schmales Stück offen; meist weiß, selten blau
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Burnus
- Burnusses genitive
- Burnusse plural
- Burnussen dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Burnus?
- /burnuːs/
- [ˈbʊʁnʊs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Burnus in German?
Burnus appears about once in every 31 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).