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Bürste

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German bürste, plural (and dative/genitive singular) of burst, from Old High German *burst (“bristle”, attested as plural burste, pursti), from Proto-West Germanic *bursti, from Proto-Germanic *burstiz. Compare related Borste (bristle).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbʏʁstə/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Bürs‧te

Noun

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Bürste f (genitive Bürste, plural Bürsten, diminutive Bürstchen n)

  1. brush

Declension

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Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Bürste”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
  • Bürste” in Duden online