bryst

Danish

Etymology

From 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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brøsd/, [ˈb̥ʁœsd̥]

Noun

bryst n (singular definite brystet, plural indefinite bryster)

1. (uncountable) chest, breast
2. breast (either of the two fleshy organs on the front of a woman's (or sometimes a man's) chest)

   Synonyms: babser, jader, forlygter, nødder

Declension

Declension of bryst

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bryst	brystet	bryster	brysterne
genitive	brysts	brystets	brysters	brysternes

Derived terms

• brystbarn
• brystbillede
• brystholder
• brystindsnit
• brystkasse
• brystkræft
• brystkød
• brystlomme
• brystmælk
• brystmælk
• brystsvømmer
• brysttatovering
• brystvorte
• brystvorte
• kravebryst
• kvindebryst
• kyllingebryst
• spidsbryst

 

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Noun

bryst n (definite singular brystet, indefinite plural bryst or bryster, definite plural brysta or brystene)

1. (anatomy) a chest

   ha hår på brystet - have a hairy chest

2. (anatomy) a breast (of a woman)

Synonyms

• pupp (woman's breast)

Derived terms

• barbrystet
• brystholder
• brystkasse
• brystkreft
• brystsmerte
• brystvorte
• kvinnebryst

 

References

• “bryst” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• brjost (non-standard since 1938)
• brøst (dialectal)

Etymology

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

Noun

bryst n (definite singular brystet, indefinite plural bryst, definite plural brysta)

1. (anatomy) a chest
2. (anatomy) a breast (of a woman)

Synonyms

• bringe (chest)
• pupp (woman's breast)

Derived terms

• brystkasse
• brystkreft
• brystsmerte
• brystvorte
• kvinnebryst

 

References

• “bryst” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

• ᛒᚱᛦᛋᛏ

Etymology

From Old Norse brjóst, from Proto-Germanic *breustą.

Noun

bryst n

1. breast

Declension

Declension of bryst (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bryst	brystit	bryst	brystin
accusative	bryst	brystit	bryst	brystin
dative	brysti, bryste	brystinu, brysteno	brystum, brystom	brystumin, brystomen
genitive	brysts	brystsins	brysta	brystanna

Descendants

• Swedish: bröst