brjóst

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Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

brjóst n (genitive singular brjósts, nominative plural brjóst)

  1. chest
  2. one of a woman's breasts
  3. (chiefly poetic) breast (a person's seat of emotion)
  4. the front of something

Declension

declension of brjóst
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brjóst brjóstið brjóst brjóstin
accusative brjóst brjóstið brjóst brjóstin
dative brjósti brjóstinu brjóstum brjóstunum
genitive brjósts brjóstsins brjósta brjóstanna

Synonyms

  • (woman's breast): bobbingur (colloquial, somewhat offensive)
  • (chest): bringa
  • (seat of emotion): hjarta (literally "heart")

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *breustą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell”).

Noun

brjóst n

  1. chest
  2. breast (mamma)
  3. (chiefly poetic) breast (a person's seat of emotion)
  4. person, personality
  5. front (facing side)

Declension

  Declension of brjóst (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brjóst brjóstit brjóst brjóstin
accusative brjóst brjóstit brjóst brjóstin
dative brjósti brjóstinu brjóstum brjóstunum
genitive brjósts brjóstsins brjósta brjóstanna

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