brust
See also: Brust
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
brust
- past participle of brusa
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *brusts, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell, blow, inflate”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐍃𐍄𐍃 (brusts).
Noun
brust f
- breast, chest
Declension
Declension of brust (feminine i-stem)
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | brust | brusti |
| accusative | brust | brusti |
| genitive | brusti | brusto |
| dative | brusti | brusten |
Descendants
- Middle High German: brust
- Alemannic German:
- Swabian: Bruschd
- Central Franconian:
- Kölsch: Bruss
- German: Brust
- Luxembourgish: Broscht
- Vilamovian: brust
- Yiddish: ברוסט (brust)
- Alemannic German:
Vilamovian
Etymology
From Old High German brust, from Proto-Germanic *brusts, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell, blow, inflate”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
brūst f (plural brysta) (diminutive brystła)
- (anatomy) breast; the fleshy organs on the chest of a sexually mature human female
- (anatomy) chest, thorax; the portion of the body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen
- bosom