brøst

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse brestr m, from Proto-Germanic *brestuz. Doublet of brist.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrøsd/, [ˈb̥ʁœsd̥]
  • Homophone: bryst

Noun

brøst c (singular definite brøsten, plural indefinite brøst)

  1. (rare) flaw
  2. (obsolete) damage

Declension

Declension of brøst
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brøst brøsten brøst brøstene
genitive brøsts brøstens brøsts brøstenes

Derived terms

  • brøstfældig
  • brøstholden

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

brøst n

  1. (dialectal, Trøndelag, Eastern Norway) alternative spelling of bryst (“chest, breast”)
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