Brust

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German brust, from Old High German brust, from Proto-West Germanic *brust, from Proto-Germanic *brusts.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʁʊst/
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Noun

Brust f (genitive Brust, plural Brüste, diminutive Brüstchen n)

  1. chest
    Die Kugel traf ihn mitten in die Brust.
    The bullet hit him right in the chest.
  2. breast (of a woman); side of the chest (of a man)
    Schon seit der Pubertät ist meine rechte Brust größer als die linke.
    Ever since puberty my right breast is bigger than the left one.
    Weil ich ungleichmäßig trainiert habe, ist meine rechte Brust größer als die linke.
    Because I worked out unevenly, the right side of my chest is bigger than the left side.
  3. (figurative) bosom (seat of thoughts and feelings)
    Bitterer Hass erfüllte seine Brust.
    Bitter hatred pervaded his bosom.

Usage notes

  • While the singular is perfectly neutral with regard to natural gender, the plural Brüste is roughly equivalent to English breasts and is now rarely used to refer to (human) males.

Declension

Declension of Brust
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Brust die Brüste
genitive einer der Brust der Brüste
dative einer der Brust den Brüsten
accusative eine die Brust die Brüste

Derived terms

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Further reading

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German brust.

Pronunciation

Noun

Brust f (plural Brist)

  1. chest
  2. breast

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