German

Noun

Brust f ‎(genitive Brust, plural Brüste, diminutive Brüstchen n)

1. chest
2. breast (of a woman); side of the chest (of a man)

Usage notes

• While the singular of the German word is perfectly neutral with regard to natural gender, the plural Brüste is roughly equivalent to English “breasts” and is now rarely used to refer to (human) males.

Declension

Derived terms

• Gänsebrust
• Entenbrust
• Hühnerbrust
• Brusthaar

Old High German

Noun

brust f

1. breast, chest

Descendants

• German: Brust
• Yiddish: ברוסט ‎(brust)

Vilamovian

Pronunciation

Noun

brūst f (plural brysta) (diminutive brystła)

1. (anatomy) breast; the fleshy organs on the chest of a sexually mature human female
2. (anatomy) chest, thorax; the portion of the body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen
3. bosom