brust

See also: Brust

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

brust

  1. 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

  1. 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)

Vilamovian

Etymology

From Old High German brust, from Proto-Germanic *brusts, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell, blow, inflate”).

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Noun

brūst f (plural brysta) (diminutive brystła)

  1. (anatomy) breast; the fleshy organs on the chest of a sexually mature human female
  2. (anatomy) chest, thorax; the portion of the body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen
  3. bosom
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