Brustkorb
German
Etymology
From Brust (“chest”) + Korb (“basket”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbʁʊstˌkɔʁp]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Brust‧korb
Noun
Brustkorb m (strong, genitive Brustkorbes or Brustkorbs, plural Brustkörbe)
- ribcage
- Synonym: Brustkasten
Declension
Declension of Brustkorb [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Brustkorb | die | Brustkörbe |
genitive | eines | des | Brustkorbes, Brustkorbs | der | Brustkörbe |
dative | einem | dem | Brustkorb, Brustkorbe1 | den | Brustkörben |
accusative | einen | den | Brustkorb | die | Brustkörbe |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Further reading
- “Brustkorb” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Brustkorb” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Brustkorb” in Duden online
Brustkorb on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de