brjóst

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse brjóst, from Proto-Germanic *breustą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /prjoust/
    Rhymes: -oust

Noun

brjóst n (genitive singular brjósts, nominative plural brjóst)

  1. one of a woman's breasts
  2. breast (chest)
  3. (chiefly poetic) breast (a person's seat of emotion)
  4. the front of something

Declension
declension of brjóst
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brjóst brjóstið brjóst brjóstin
accusative brjóst brjóstið brjóst brjóstin
dative brjósti brjóstinu brjóstum brjóstunum
genitive brjósts brjóstsins brjósta brjóstanna

Synonyms
  • (woman's breast): bobbingur (colloquial, somewhat offensive)
  • (chest): bringa
  • (seat of emotion): hjarta (literally "heart")

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *breustą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell”).

Noun

brjóst n

  1. breast (chest)
  2. breast (mamma)
  3. (chiefly poetic) breast (a person's seat of emotion)
  4. person, personality
  5. the front of something

Declension
  Declension of brjóst (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brjóst brjóstit brjóst brjóstin
accusative brjóst brjóstit brjóst brjóstin
dative brjósti brjóstinu brjóstum brjóstunum
genitive brjósts brjóstsins brjósta brjóstanna

Descendants

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • brjóstafl
  • brjóstbarn
  • brjóstvarta
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