Borste
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German and Old High German burst, from Proto-West Germanic *bursti, from Proto-Germanic *burstiz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Borste f (genitive Borste, plural Borsten)
Declension edit
Declension of Borste [feminine]
Derived terms edit
- borstig
- Fühlerborste, Orbitalborste, Schwanzborste, Schweineborste
- Borstenkopfpapagei, Borstenschwanz, Borstentier, Borstenvieh
Further reading edit
- “Borste” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Borste” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Borste” in Duden online