Brunst

German

Etymology

From Middle High German brunst, from Old High German brunst, from Proto-Germanic *brunstiz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /brʊnst/
Rhymes: -ʊnst
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Noun

Brunst f (genitive Brunst, plural Brünste)

heat, rut (sexual excitement of animals)
sexual arousal of humans

Declension

Declension of Brunst

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Brunst	die	Brünste
genitive	einer	der	Brunst	der	Brünste
dative	einer	der	Brunst	den	Brünsten
accusative	eine	die	Brunst	die	Brünste

Derived terms

brünstig

Further reading

Brunst in Duden online

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