Busen

Busen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German buosam, from Proto-Germanic *bōsmaz; compare English bosom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuːzn̩/

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Noun

Busen m (strong, genitive Busens, plural Busen)

1. (anatomy) female breast, bust, (originally) cleavage
2. (dated, poetic) bosom
   • 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Zueignung”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One]‎; republished as Bayard Taylor, transl.,1870:

     Mein Busen fühlt sich jugendlich erschüttert / Vom Zauberhauch der euren Zug umwittert

     My bosom thrills, with youthful passion shaken, / From magic airs that round your march awaken

3. (geography) bight (area of sea)

   Meerbusen ― bay

Declension

Declension of Busen [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Busen	die	Busen
genitive	eines	des	Busens	der	Busen
dative	einem	dem	Busen	den	Busen
accusative	einen	den	Busen	die	Busen

Derived terms

• Busenfreund
• busig
• Meerbusen

Further reading

• “Busen” in Duden online
• “Busen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache