Büste
See also: buste
German
Etymology 1
- The word was borrowed from Italian busto and French buste in the 18th century:[1] More precisely, at the beginning of the 18th century the Busto and Buste were borrowed from Italian busto, and since the 2nd half of the 18th century, under influence of {bor|de|fr|buste}} which was also borrowed from Italian, the German word Büste was applied in general use.[2] Further details about the origin are not certain.[1] The Italian word might be from Latin bustum (“funeral pyre, burial mound”), presuming that bustum in the sense of tomb could denote a figural representation of the person deceased.[2]
- In the sense of “female breast, bosom”[1][2] it is applied in general use since the middle[2] of the 19th century[1][2] as a probable new borrowing from French buste “idem”.[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
Büste f (genitive Büste, plural Büsten)
- (art) bust (sculptural portrayal of a person′s head and shoulders)
- eine Büste aus Marmor, Bronze, Gips
- a bust made of marble, bronze, plaster (of Paris)
- eine Büste aufstellen, in Stein meißeln
- to erect a bust, to chisel a bust into stone
- eine Büste bekränzen, mit Lorbeer umwinden
- to crown a bust with a wreath, to wreathe a bust with laurel
- 1891, Conrad Ferdinand Meyer: Angela Borgia. Novelle. 1st edition, Leipzig: H. Haessel, (GoogleBooks; retrieved October 14, 2015), p. 140:
- Denn die Büsten der sieben römischen Könige standen auf ehernen Säulen längs den Wänden.
- For the busts of the seven Roman kings were placed on metal pillars along the walls.
- Denn die Büsten der sieben römischen Könige standen auf ehernen Säulen längs den Wänden.
- (anatomy) bust (the breast and upper thorax of a woman)
- (tailoring, dressmaking) (tailor′s, dressmaker′s) dummy
- Synonyms: Schneiderbüste, Schneiderpuppe
- ein Kleid über die Büste ziehen
- to put/slip a dress on the dummy
- ein Kleid nach der Büste abstecken
- to fit/pin a dress with the help of a dummy
Declension
Derived terms
bust (sculptural portrayal of a person′s head and shoulders)
bust (the breast and upper thorax of a woman)
dummy
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Büste n (proper noun, strong, genitive Büstes)
Further reading
- “Büste” in Duden online
- “Büste” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Büste” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- Template:R:Canoo
- “Büste” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- Büste (Bismark) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Friedrich Kluge, revised by Elmar Seebold: Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache. 24th, checked through and expanded edition. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin/New York 2001, →ISBN, p. 163.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 “Büste” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- ^ Max Mangold and Dudenredaktion: Duden Aussprachewörterbuch. In: Der Duden in zwölf Bänden. 6th edition. Volume 6, Dudenverlag, Mannheim/Leipzig/Wien/Zürich 2005, →ISBN, p. 225.
- ^ Eva-Maria Krech, Eberhard Stock, Ursula Hirschfeld, Lutz Christian Anders et al.: Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch: Mit Beiträgen von Walter Haas, Ingrid Hove, Peter Wiesinger. 1st edition. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin/New York 2009, →ISBN, p. 393.
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