børste

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See also: borste, and Borste

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bœrstə/,
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Etymology 1

From Old Norse burste, from Proto-Germanic *burstiz.

Noun

børste c (singular definite børsten, plural indefinite børster)

  1. bristle (a stiff or coarse hair)
Inflection
Declension of børste
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative børste børsten børster børsterne
genitive børstes børstens børsters børsternes

Etymology 2

From German Bürste.

Noun

børste c (singular definite børsten, plural indefinite børster)

  1. a brush

Noun

børste c (singular definite børsten, plural indefinite børster)

  1. rough (a crude person)

Etymology 3

From German bürsten.

Verb

børste (imperative børst, infinitive at børste, present tense børster, past tense børstede, perfect tense har børstet)

  1. to brush

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

From German Bürste.

Pronunciation

Noun

børste m (definite singular børsten, indefinite plural børster, definite plural børstene)

  1. a brush (general)
  2. a brush (in an electric motor)

Derived terms

Verb

børste (imperative børst, present tense børster, simple past and past participle børsta or børstet, present participle børstende)

  1. to brush

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From German Bürste, via Norwegian Bokmål børste.

Pronunciation

  • (not guttural R dialects) IPA(key): /²bœʂtə/

Noun

børste m (definite singular børsten, indefinite plural børstar, definite plural børstane)

  1. a brush (general)
  2. a brush (in an electric motor)

Derived terms

Verb

børste (present tense børstar, past tense børsta, past participle børsta, passive infinitive børstast, present participle børstande, imperative børste/børst)

  1. to brush

References

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