See also: Borst and bōrst

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bɔrst/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: borst
  • Rhymes: -ɔrst

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch borst, from Old Dutch brust, from Proto-West Germanic *brust, from Proto-Germanic *brusts, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (to swell, blow, inflate).

Noun

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borst f (plural borsten, diminutive borstje n)

  1. chest, thorax
    Synonyms: borstkas, thorax
  2. breast
    Synonyms: bloemkool, jetser, meloen, mem, pram, tet, tiet
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: bors
  • Negerhollands: borst, bos, borsje
  • Sranan Tongo: borsu
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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borst

  1. inflection of borsten:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch brust, from Proto-Germanic *brusts.

Noun

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borst f

  1. chest
  2. breast

Inflection

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Descendants

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Swedish

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Noun

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borst n

  1. bristle (stiff hair (on an animal))
  2. bristle (on a brush or broom or the like)
  3. awn

Declension

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