bröst

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See also: bróst, bròst, and Brost

Swedish

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kvinnobröst

Etymology

From Old Swedish bryst, brist, brøst, from Old Norse brjóst, from Proto-Germanic *breustą (“breast, chest”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell”).

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Noun

bröst n

  1. (anatomy) breast; the fleshy organs on the chest of a sexually mature human female
  2. (anatomy) chest, thorax; the portion of the body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen
  3. bosom
  4. (swimming) Clipping of bröstsim (“breaststroke”).
    100 m bröst ― 100 m breaststroke

Declension

Declension of bröst
nominative genitive
singular indefinite bröst brösts
definite bröstet bröstets
plural indefinite bröst brösts
definite brösten bröstens

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