Brust

See also: brust

German

Etymology

From Middle High German brust, from Old High German brust, from Proto-Germanic *brusts, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell, blow, inflate”). Compare Dutch borst, English breast, Danish bryst, Swedish bröst.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʁʊst/
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Noun

Brust f (genitive Brust, plural Brüste, diminutive Brüstchen n)

  1. chest
  2. breast (of a woman); side of the chest (of a man)

Usage notes
  • While the singular of the German word is perfectly neutral with regard to natural gender, the plural Brüste is roughly equivalent to English “breasts” and is now rarely used to refer to (human) males.

Declension
Declension of Brust
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Brust die Brüste
genitive einer der Brust der Brüste
dative einer der Brust den Brüsten
accusative eine die Brust die Brüste

Derived terms

Hunsrik

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pruʃt/

Noun

Brust f (plural Brist)

  1. chest
  2. breast

Further reading
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