brest

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English

Noun

brest (plural brests)

  1. Obsolete spelling of breast.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Middle English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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
References

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

brest (plural brestes)

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

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

Serbo-Croatian

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *berstъ.

Noun

brȇst m (Cyrillic spelling бре̑ст)

  1. elm (tree)

Declension

Slovene

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Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *berstъ.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

brẹ̄st or brȅst m inan

  1. elm (tree)

Inflection

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 (in Slovene), 2014–2024

Welsh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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