brest

See also: Brest

English

Noun

brest (plural brests)

1. Obsolete spelling of breast.
   • 1591, Ed[mund] Sp[enser], “Visions of the Worlds Vanitie”, in Complaints. Containing Sundrie Small Poemes of the Worlds Vanitie. […], London: […] William Ponsonbie, […], →OCLC:

     Thereout a strange beast with seven heads arose, / That townes and castles under her brest did coure.

Derived terms

• brest-plate

Anagrams

• Streb

Cornish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɛst/

Etymology 1

From Middle Cornish brest, borrowed from Middle English brest, from Proto-West Germanic *breust, from Proto-Germanic *breustą.

Noun

brest m (plural brestys)

1. (anatomy) chest
2. breast

   Synonym: bronn

Etymology 2

From Old English bræs.

Noun

brest m

1. brass

Mutation

Mutation of brest

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
brest	vrest	unchanged	prest	frest	vrest

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English brēost, from Proto-West Germanic *breust, from Proto-Germanic *breustą.

Alternative forms

• breste, breost, breist, brost, brust, brist, breast, bryest

Pronunciation

• (Early Middle English) IPA^(key): /brøːst/
• IPA^(key): /breːst/
• (Late Middle English) IPA^(key): /brɛst/

Noun

brest (plural brestes or bresten)

1. chest, thorax
2. The breast in several contexts:
   1. breast (protrusion on the front of the chest)
   2. female breast (for nursing)
   3. breast (cut of meat)
   4. breast, heart (centre of emotional functioning)
3. breastplate, chest plate
4. womb
5. The front portion of a band or troop

Descendants

• English: brest, breast
• Scots: brest, breist, breest
• → Middle Cornish: brest
  • Cornish: brest
• → Middle Welsh: brest
  • Welsh: brest

References

• “brẹ̄st, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 4 April 2018.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse brestr, from Proto-Germanic *brestuz; influenced by the cognate Old English byrst. Doublet of burst.

Alternative forms

• berst, barst

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɛst/
• Rhymes: -ɛst

Noun

brest (plural brestes)

1. A breaking or smashing.
2. A noise or clamour.
3. Damage or injury.
4. Neediness.

Descendants

• English: bryst (obsolete)

References

• “brest, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 4 April 2018.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse brestr.

Noun

brest m (definite singular bresten, indefinite plural brestar or brester, definite plural brestane or brestene)

1. a crack

   Det er ein brest i dette glaset.

   There is a crack in this glass.

2. a flaw

   Det er ein brest i logikken din.

   There is a flaw in your logic.

References

• “brest” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• brist (Ikavian)
• brijest (Ijekavian)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *berstъ.

Noun

brȇst m inan (Cyrillic spelling бре̑ст) (Ekavian)

1. elm (tree)

Declension

Declension of brest

	singular	plural
nominative	brest	brestovi
genitive	bresta	brestova
dative	brestu	brestovima
accusative	brest	brestove
vocative	breste	brestovi
locative	brestu	brestovima
instrumental	brestom	brestovima

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *berstъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brèːst/, /bréːst/, /brɛ́st/

Noun

brẹ̄st or brȅst m inan

1. elm (tree)

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	brést
gen. sing.	brésta
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	brést	brésta	brésti
genitive (rodȋlnik)	brésta	bréstov	bréstov
dative (dajȃlnik)	bréstu	bréstoma	bréstom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	brést	brésta	bréste
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	bréstu	bréstih	bréstih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	bréstom	bréstoma	brésti

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	brèst
gen. sing.	brésta
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	brèst	brésta	brésti
genitive (rodȋlnik)	brésta	bréstov	bréstov
dative (dajȃlnik)	bréstu	bréstoma	bréstom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	brèst	brésta	bréste
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	bréstu	bréstih	bréstih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	bréstom	bréstoma	brésti

Further reading

• “brest”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “brest”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh brest, from Middle English brest. Compare Cornish brest.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɛsd/, [brɛst]
• Rhymes: -ɛsd

Noun

brest m or f (plural brestiau or brestau or brestydd or brestys)

1. breast, chest

   Synonyms: bron, mynwes

Mutation

Mutated forms of brest

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
brest	frest	mrest	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “brest”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies