Brüstung

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʁʏstʊŋ/
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Noun

Brüstung f (genitive Brüstung, plural Brüstungen)

  1. parapet; balustrade (kind of railing, usually of stone and often solid rather than in the form of a fence)
    Synonym: (when in the form of a fence) Balustrade
    • 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 125:
      Er sah sie, von Schneeflocken umweht, auf einem kleinen Balkon stehen, die Hände auf die Brüstung gestützt und nach unten blickend.
      He saw her, snowflakes blowing around her, standing on a small balcony, the hands rested on the balustrade and looking down.

Declension

Declension of Brüstung
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Brüstung die Brüstungen
genitive einer der Brüstung der Brüstungen
dative einer der Brüstung den Brüstungen
accusative eine die Brüstung die Brüstungen

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Further reading

  • “Brüstung” in Duden online
  • “Brüstung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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