bryst

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse brjóst, from Proto-Germanic *breustą n (“breast, chest”), cognate with Swedish bröst, English breast. Related to *brusts f (“breast, chest”), in German Brust, Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐍃𐍄𐍃 (brusts). Derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brøsd/, [ˈb̥ʁœsd̥]

Noun

bryst n (singular definite brystet, plural indefinite bryster)

1. (uncountable) chest, breast
2. breast (either of the two fleshy organs on the front of a woman's (or sometimes a man's) chest)

   Synonyms: babser, jader, forlygter, nødder

Inflection

Declension of bryst

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bryst	brystet	bryster	brysterne
genitive	brysts	brystets	brysters	brysternes

Derived terms

• brystkasse

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Noun

bryst n (definite singular brystet, indefinite plural bryst or bryster, definite plural brysta or brystene)

1. (anatomy) a chest

   ha hår på brystet - have a hairy chest

2. (anatomy) a breast (of a woman)

Synonyms

• pupp (woman's breast)

Derived terms

Terms derived from bryst

• barbrystet
• brystholder
• brystkasse

• brystkreft
• brystsmerte

• brystvorte
• kvinnebryst

References

• “bryst” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Noun

bryst n (definite singular brystet, indefinite plural bryst, definite plural brysta)

1. (anatomy) a chest
2. (anatomy) a breast (of a woman)

Synonyms

• pupp (woman's breast)

Derived terms

Terms derived from bryst

• brystkasse
• brystkreft

• brystsmerte
• brystvorte

• kvinnebryst

References

• “bryst” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse brjóst, from Proto-Germanic *breustą.

Noun

bryst n

1. breast

Declension

Declension of bryst (a-stem)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bryst	brystit	bryst	brystin
accusative	bryst	brystit	bryst	brystin
dative	brysti, -e	brystinu, -eno	brystum, -om	brystumin, -omen
genitive	brysts	brystsins	brysta	brystanna

Descendants

• Swedish: bröst