bröst
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish bryst, brist, brøst, from Old Norse brjóst, from Proto-Germanic *breustą (“breast, chest”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]bröst n
- (anatomy) breast; the fleshy organs on the chest of a sexually mature human female
- (anatomy) chest, thorax; the portion of the body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen
- bosom
Declension
[edit]Declension of bröst | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | bröst | bröstet | bröst | brösten |
Genitive | brösts | bröstets | brösts | bröstens |
Hypernyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- brösta
- bröstfeber (“pneumonia; pleurisy”)
- bröstimplantat
- bröstkorg
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- bröst in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- bröst in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- bröst in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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