/brøsd/, [ˈb̥ʁœsd̥]
OprindelseFrom Old Norse brjóst, from Proto-Germanic *breustą n (“breast, chest”), cognate with Swedish bröst, English breast. Related to *brusts f (“breast, chest”), in German Brust, Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐍃𐍄𐍃 (brusts). Derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell”).
- neuter, uncountablechest, breast
- neuterbreast (either of the two fleshy organs on the front of a woman's (or sometimes a man's) chest)
Formerbrystet(definite, singular) · bryster(indefinite, plural) · bryst(indefinite, nominative, singular) · brystet(definite, nominative, singular) · bryster(indefinite, nominative, plural) · brysterne(definite, nominative, plural) · brysts(genitive, indefinite, singular) · brystets(definite, genitive, singular) · brysters(genitive, indefinite, plural) · brysternes(definite, genitive, plural)