"Busen" meaning in German

See Busen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbuːzən/ Audio: De-Busen.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German buosem, from Old High German buosum, from Proto-Germanic *bōsmaz. Cognate with Dutch boezem, English bosom. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|buosem}} Middle High German buosem, {{inh|de|goh|buosum}} Old High German buosum, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*bōsmaz}} Proto-Germanic *bōsmaz, {{cog|nl|boezem}} Dutch boezem, {{cog|en|bosom}} English bosom Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Busen m (strong, genitive Busens, plural Busen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Busens [genitive], Busen [plural], strong [table-tags], Busen [nominative, singular], Busen [definite, nominative, plural], Busens [genitive, singular], Busen [definite, genitive, plural], Busen [dative, singular], Busen [dative, definite, plural], Busen [accusative, singular], Busen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (anatomy) a woman’s breasts collectively Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Brust, Brüste
    Sense id: en-Busen-de-noun-SfNTHCk3 Categories (other): Anatomy Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (dated, poetic) bosom, a person’s chest, breast; (especially) the bulge of the garment around it Tags: dated, masculine, poetic, strong Synonyms: Brust
    Sense id: en-Busen-de-noun-LbD4tutV
  3. (poetic, figurative) bosom (seat of thoughts and feelings) Tags: figuratively, masculine, poetic, strong Synonyms: Brust, Herz, Innerstes
    Sense id: en-Busen-de-noun-424RGvg0
  4. (geography, chiefly in Meerbusen) bay, bight, gulf (area of sea) Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Bucht (english: main form), Golf [rare], Bai
    Sense id: en-Busen-de-noun-dqZnr-sp Categories (other): Landforms, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 8 18 32 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 7 37 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 6 34 55 Topics: geography, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Busenfreund, busig, Meerbusen

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Busenfreund"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    },
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      "expansion": "English bosom",
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German buosem, from Old High German buosum, from Proto-Germanic *bōsmaz. Cognate with Dutch boezem, English bosom.",
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    {
      "form": "Busens",
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Busen",
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        "plural"
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              41
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          "english": "to carry / nurture a snake in one’s bosom",
          "text": "eine Schlange im Busen tragen / nähren",
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        "(dated, poetic) bosom, a person’s chest, breast; (especially) the bulge of the garment around it"
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          "english": "My bosom thrills, with youthful passion shaken, / From magic airs that round your march awaken",
          "ref": "1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Zueignung”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One]; republished as Bayard Taylor, transl., 1870:",
          "text": "Mein Busen fühlt sich jugendlich erschüttert / Vom Zauberhauch der euren Zug umwittert",
          "translation": "My bosom thrills, with youthful passion shaken, / From magic airs that round your march awaken",
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          "Meerbusen",
          "Meerbusen#German"
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        "(geography, chiefly in Meerbusen) bay, bight, gulf (area of sea)"
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          "translation": "main form",
          "word": "Bucht"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "Golf"
        },
        {
          "word": "Bai"
        }
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        "strong"
      ],
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        "natural-sciences"
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Busen"
}
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    "German masculine nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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          "english": "My bosom thrills, with youthful passion shaken, / From magic airs that round your march awaken",
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          "text": "Mein Busen fühlt sich jugendlich erschüttert / Vom Zauberhauch der euren Zug umwittert",
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  "word": "Busen"
}

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