borst

See also: Borst and bōrst

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɔrst/
borst (file)
Hyphenation: borst
Rhymes: -ɔrst

Etymology 1

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

Noun

borst f (plural borsten, diminutive borstje n)

chest, thorax
Synonyms: borstkas, thorax
breast
Synonyms: bloemkool, jetser, mem, pram, tiet

Derived terms

aamborstig
adelborst
borstbeen
borstcrawl
borstgesteente
borstimplantaat
borstkanker
borstkas
borstmiddel
borstomvang
borstonderzoek
borstontsteking
borstrok
borstsieraad
borstslag
borstspeld
borstspier
borststem
borststuk
borstvergroting
borstverkleining
borstvin
borstvoeding
borstwering
een adder aan zijn borst koesteren
eendenborst
kippenborst
mannenborst
rondborstig
vrouwenborst

Descendants

Afrikaans: bors
→ Sranan Tongo: borsu

See also

(breast): bos hout voor de deur

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

borst

first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of borsten
imperative of borsten

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch brust, from Proto-Germanic *brusts.

Noun

borst f

chest
breast

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Dutch: borst
- Afrikaans: bors
- → Sranan Tongo: borsu
Limburgish: bórs, bósj

Further reading

“borst”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
“borst”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

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