brjóst

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse brjóst, from Proto-Germanic *breustą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prjoust/

  Rhymes: -oust

Noun

brjóst n (genitive singular brjósts, nominative plural brjóst)

1. one of a woman's breasts
2. breast (chest)
3. (chiefly poetic) breast (a person's seat of emotion)
4. the front of something

Declension

declension of brjóst

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	brjóst	brjóstið	brjóst	brjóstin
accusative	brjóst	brjóstið	brjóst	brjóstin
dative	brjósti	brjóstinu	brjóstum	brjóstunum
genitive	brjósts	brjóstsins	brjósta	brjóstanna

Synonyms

• (woman's breast): bobbingur (colloquial, somewhat offensive)
• (chest): bringa
• (seat of emotion): hjarta (literally "heart")

Derived terms

• brjóstamjólk
• brjóstkassi
• brjóstsviði
• brjóstvarta

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *breustą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell”).

Noun

brjóst n

1. breast (chest)
2. breast (mamma)
3. (chiefly poetic) breast (a person's seat of emotion)
4. person, personality
5. the front of something

Declension

  Declension of brjóst (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	brjóst	brjóstit	brjóst	brjóstin
accusative	brjóst	brjóstit	brjóst	brjóstin
dative	brjósti	brjóstinu	brjóstum	brjóstunum
genitive	brjósts	brjóstsins	brjósta	brjóstanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: brjóst
• Norwegian
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bryst
  • Bokmål: bryst

• Old Swedish: bryst
  • Swedish: bröst
• Danish: bryst

Synonyms

• (chest) bringa
• brjóstvit

Derived terms

• brjóstafl
• brjóstbarn
• brjóstvarta