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[edit]
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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
Further reading[edit]
- bröst in Svensk ordbok.
Anagrams[edit]
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