brjóst

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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brjóst n (genitive singular brjósts, nominative plural brjóst)

  1. chest
  2. one of a woman's breasts
  3. (chiefly poetic) breast (a person's seat of emotion)
  4. the front of something

Declension

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    Declension of brjóst
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brjóst brjóstið brjóst brjóstin
accusative brjóst brjóstið brjóst brjóstin
dative brjósti brjóstinu brjóstum brjóstunum
genitive brjósts brjóstsins brjósta brjóstanna

Synonyms

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  • (woman's breast): bobbingur (colloquial, somewhat offensive)
  • (chest): bringa
  • (seat of emotion): hjarta (literally "heart")

Derived terms

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *breustą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (to swell).

Noun

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brjóst n

  1. chest
  2. breast (mamma)
  3. (chiefly poetic) breast (a person's seat of emotion)
  4. person, personality
  5. front (facing side)

Declension

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Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: brjóst
  • Norwegian: bryst
  • Old Swedish: bryst, ᛒᚱᛦᛋᛏ
  • Danish: bryst