bryst

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Danish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse brjóst, from Proto-Germanic *breustą n (breast, chest), cognate with Swedish bröst, English breast. Related to *brusts f (breast, chest), in German Brust, Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐍃𐍄𐍃 (brusts). Derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (to swell).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /brøsd/, [ˈb̥ʁœsd̥]

Noun[edit]

bryst n (singular definite brystet, plural indefinite bryster)

  1. (uncountable) chest, breast
  2. breast (either of the two fleshy organs on the front of a woman's (or sometimes a man's) chest)
    Synonyms: babser, jader, forlygter, nødder

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

bryst n (definite singular brystet, indefinite plural bryst or bryster, definite plural brysta or brystene)

  1. (anatomy) a chest
    ha hår på brystet - have a hairy chest
  2. (anatomy) a breast (of a woman)

Synonyms[edit]

  • pupp (woman's breast)

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

bryst n (definite singular brystet, indefinite plural bryst, definite plural brysta)

  1. (anatomy) a chest
  2. (anatomy) a breast (of a woman)

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Old Swedish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse brjóst, from Proto-Germanic *breustą.

Noun[edit]

bryst n

  1. breast

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Swedish: bröst