buste

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See also: bušte and Büste
Buste — presumed portrait of Charles Le Brun

Danish

Etymology

From French buste.

Noun

buste c (singular definite busten, plural indefinite buster)

  1. a sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders, a bust

Inflection

Declension of buste
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative buste busten buster busterne
genitive bustes bustens busters busternes

Further reading

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbys.tə/
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  • Hyphenation: bus‧te

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle French buste, from Italian busto, from Latin bustum.

Noun

buste f (plural busten or bustes, diminutive bustetje n)

  1. bust (a sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders)
  2. breast, of a woman
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

buste

  1. inflection of bussen:
    1. singular past indicative
    2. (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian busto, from Latin būstum.

Pronunciation

Noun

buste m (plural bustes)

  1. (anatomy) bust, torso
    Une chaîne en or orne son buste.
    A gold chain adorns her bust.
  2. (statue) bust
    Il a décoré son salon avec un magnifique buste de femme en bronze.
    He decorated his salon with a magnificent bronze bust of a woman.

Descendants

  • → Danish: buste
  • → Polish: biust
  • → Russian: бюст (bjust)

Further reading

Anagrams

Italian

Noun

buste f

  1. plural of busta

Middle English

Verb

buste

  1. Alternative form of bresten

Somali

Noun

buste ?

  1. blanket
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