brist

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Danish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse brestr m, from Proto-Germanic *brestuz. Doublet of brøst.

Noun

brist c or n (singular definite bristen or bristet, plural indefinite brister or brist)

  1. flaw
  2. burst
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

brist

  1. imperative of briste

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

brist

  1. Alternative form of burst

Etymology 2

Verb

brist

  1. Alternative form of bresten

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

brist

  1. imperative of briste

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

brist c

  1. lack, absence, scarcity, want
  2. flaw, shortcoming

Declension

Declension of brist 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative brist bristen brister bristerna
Genitive brists bristens bristers bristernas

Derived terms

Related terms

Verb

brist

  1. imperative of brista