Pruunid

Pruunid is the Estonian plural form of the adjective pruun, meaning brown. It is used to describe brown-colored nouns and agrees with the noun in number and case. In standard Estonian, adjectives decline for number and case; pruunid is the nominative plural form used with plural nouns in the subject or predicate position. When other cases are required, the form of the adjective changes accordingly (for example, genitive plural pruunide before a noun, as in pruunide koerte).

Common usages include phrases such as pruunid koerad (brown dogs) and pruunid silmad (brown eyes). The word pruun itself is native to Estonian and forms part of everyday color vocabulary.

Pruunid can appear in various contexts, from describing objects and animals to color descriptions in narrative text. It contrasts with other color adjectives such as punane (red) and hele (light), which follow the same declension pattern for number and case.

See also: Estonian language, color terms in Estonian.