"borst" meaning in Dutch

See borst in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bɔrst/ Audio: nl-borst.ogg Forms: borsten [plural], borstje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɔrst Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|borst}} Middle Dutch borst, {{inh|nl|odt|brust}} Old Dutch brust, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*brust}} Proto-West Germanic *brust, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*brusts}} Proto-Germanic *brusts, {{der|nl|ine-pro|*bʰrews-||to swell, blow, inflate}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (“to swell, blow, inflate”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|+}} borst f (plural borsten, diminutive borstje n)
  1. chest, thorax Tags: feminine Synonyms: borstkas, thorax
    Sense id: en-borst-nl-noun-4NZq8Ioa
  2. breast Tags: feminine Synonyms: bloemkool, jetser, meloen, mem, pram, tet, tiet Related terms (breast): bos hout voor de deur
    Sense id: en-borst-nl-noun-OBNtbjQ4 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 6 34 42 18 Disambiguation of 'breast': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: aamborstig, adelborst, borstbeen, borstcrawl, borstgesteente, borstimplantaat, borstkanker, borstkas, borstmiddel, borstomvang, borstonderzoek, borstontsteking, borstplaat, borstrok, borstsieraad, borstslag, borstspeld, borstspier, borststem, borststuk, borstvergroting, borstverkleining, borstvin, borstvlies, borstvoeding, borstwering, een adder aan zijn borst koesteren, eendenborst, kippenborst, mannenborst, rondborstig, vrouwenborst, witborstaalscholver

Verb

IPA: /bɔrst/ Audio: nl-borst.ogg
Rhymes: -ɔrst Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|nl|verb form}} borst
  1. inflection of borsten:
    first/second/third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular, third-person Form of: borsten
    Sense id: en-borst-nl-verb-K4uQJm~0 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Body parts Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 6 34 42 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 3 20 49 9 2 2 6 6 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 29 54 5 1 1 4 3 1 Disambiguation of Body parts: 18 20 54 8
  2. inflection of borsten:
    imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative Form of: borsten
    Sense id: en-borst-nl-verb-1Vu907mU Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 6 34 42 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "audio": "nl-borst.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/bc/Nl-borst.ogg/Nl-borst.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/Nl-borst.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔrst"
    }
  ],
  "word": "borst"
}

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