Brust

See also: brust

German

Etymology

From Middle High German brust, from Old High German brust, from Proto-West Germanic *brust, from Proto-Germanic *brusts.

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

• breite Brust
• Brustannahme
• Brustbeutel
• Brustentfernung
• brustförmig
• Brusthaar
• Brustkasten
• Brustkorb
• Brustkrebs
• brustlos
• Brustmuskel
• Brustschwimmer
• Bruststimme
• Bruststück
• Brusttasche
• Brustton
• Brustwarze
• Brustwerk
• Entenbrust
• Gänsebrust
• Gebrüst
• Heldenbrust
• Hühnerbrust
• Männerbrust
• Ordensbrust

 

Further reading

• “Brust” in Duden online
• “Brust” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Brust” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German brust

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pruʃt/

Noun

Brust f (plural Brist)

1. chest
2. breast

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary