"Bürste" meaning in German

See Bürste in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbʏʁstə/ Audio: De-Bürste.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: From Middle High German bürste, plural (and dative/genitive singular) of burst, from Old High German *burst (“bristle”, attested as plural burste, pursti), from Proto-West Germanic *bursti, from Proto-Germanic *burstiz. Compare related Borste (“bristle”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|bürste}} Middle High German bürste, {{inh|de|goh|*burst}} Old High German *burst, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*bursti}} Proto-West Germanic *bursti, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*burstiz}} Proto-Germanic *burstiz Head templates: {{de-noun|f|dim=chen}} Bürste f (genitive Bürste, plural Bürsten, diminutive Bürstchen n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Bürste [genitive], Bürsten [plural], Bürstchen [diminutive, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], Bürste [nominative, singular], Bürsten [definite, nominative, plural], Bürste [genitive, singular], Bürsten [definite, genitive, plural], Bürste [dative, singular], Bürsten [dative, definite, plural], Bürste [accusative, singular], Bürsten [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. brush Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Bürste-de-noun-Ap8zwqah Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tools Hyponyms: Drahtbürste, Flaschenbürste, Gemüsebürste, Haarbürste, Handbürste, Hutbürste, Kleiderbürste, Klobürste, Klosettbürste, Kratzbürste, Nagelbürste, Putzbürste, Rundbürste, Samtbürste, Scheuerbürste, Schmutzbürste, Schrubbbürste, Schuhbürste, Spülbürste, Stahlbürste, Staubbürste, Stiefelbürste, Stielbürste, Tapezierbürste, Toilettenbürste, Zahnbürste Derived forms: bürsteln, bürsten, Bürstenabzug, Bürstenbad, Bürstenbinder, Bürstenerzeuger, Bürstenfrisur, Bürstenhaar, Bürstenhaarschnitt, Bürstenmacher, Bürstenmassage, Bürstenschnitt, Bürstenspinner

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "bürste",
      "bürste#Middle_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "burst",
      "burst#Middle_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "*burst",
      "Reconstruction:Old High German/burst"
    ],
    [
      "*bursti",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bursti"
    ],
    [
      "*burstiz",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/burstiz"
    ],
    [
      "Borste",
      "Borste#German"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "bürste"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German bürste",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "*burst"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German *burst",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*bursti"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *bursti",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*burstiz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *burstiz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German bürste, plural (and dative/genitive singular) of burst, from Old High German *burst (“bristle”, attested as plural burste, pursti), from Proto-West Germanic *bursti, from Proto-Germanic *burstiz. Compare related Borste (“bristle”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Bürste",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bürsten",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bürstchen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bürste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bürsten",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bürste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bürsten",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bürste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bürsten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bürste",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bürsten",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "dim": "chen"
      },
      "expansion": "Bürste f (genitive Bürste, plural Bürsten, diminutive Bürstchen n)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Bürs",
        "te"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Tools",
          "orig": "de:Tools",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "bürsteln"
        },
        {
          "word": "bürsten"
        },
        {
          "word": "Bürstenabzug"
        },
        {
          "word": "Bürstenbad"
        },
        {
          "word": "Bürstenbinder"
        },
        {
          "word": "Bürstenerzeuger"
        },
        {
          "word": "Bürstenfrisur"
        },
        {
          "word": "Bürstenhaar"
        },
        {
          "word": "Bürstenhaarschnitt"
        },
        {
          "word": "Bürstenmacher"
        },
        {
          "word": "Bürstenmassage"
        },
        {
          "word": "Bürstenschnitt"
        },
        {
          "word": "Bürstenspinner"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "brush"
      ],
      "hyponyms": [
        {
          "word": "Drahtbürste"
        },
        {
          "word": "Flaschenbürste"
        },
        {
          "word": "Gemüsebürste"
        },
        {
          "word": "Haarbürste"
        },
        {
          "word": "Handbürste"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hutbürste"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kleiderbürste"
        },
        {
          "word": "Klobürste"
        },
        {
          "word": "Klosettbürste"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kratzbürste"
        },
        {
          "word": "Nagelbürste"
        },
        {
          "word": "Putzbürste"
        },
        {
          "word": "Rundbürste"
        },
        {
          "word": "Samtbürste"
        },
        {
          "word": "Scheuerbürste"
        },
        {
          "word": "Schmutzbürste"
        },
        {
          "word": "Schrubbbürste"
        },
        {
          "word": "Schuhbürste"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spülbürste"
        },
        {
          "word": "Stahlbürste"
        },
        {
          "word": "Staubbürste"
        },
        {
          "word": "Stiefelbürste"
        },
        {
          "word": "Stielbürste"
        },
        {
          "word": "Tapezierbürste"
        },
        {
          "word": "Toilettenbürste"
        },
        {
          "word": "Zahnbürste"
        }
      ],
      "id": "en-Bürste-de-noun-Ap8zwqah",
      "links": [
        [
          "brush",
          "brush"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbʏʁstə/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Bürste.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f7/De-B%C3%BCrste.ogg/De-B%C3%BCrste.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/De-B%C3%BCrste.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Bürste"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "bürsteln"
    },
    {
      "word": "bürsten"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bürstenabzug"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bürstenbad"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bürstenbinder"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bürstenerzeuger"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bürstenfrisur"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bürstenhaar"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bürstenhaarschnitt"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bürstenmacher"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bürstenmassage"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bürstenschnitt"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bürstenspinner"
    }
  ],
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      "bürste",
      "bürste#Middle_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "burst",
      "burst#Middle_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "*burst",
      "Reconstruction:Old High German/burst"
    ],
    [
      "*bursti",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bursti"
    ],
    [
      "*burstiz",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/burstiz"
    ],
    [
      "Borste",
      "Borste#German"
    ]
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German bürste, plural (and dative/genitive singular) of burst, from Old High German *burst (“bristle”, attested as plural burste, pursti), from Proto-West Germanic *bursti, from Proto-Germanic *burstiz. Compare related Borste (“bristle”).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "Bürste",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bürsten",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bürstchen",
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        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "de-ndecl",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bürste",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bürsten",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Bürste",
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        "genitive",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bürste",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bürsten",
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    },
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
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        "Bürs",
        "te"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "word": "Drahtbürste"
    },
    {
      "word": "Flaschenbürste"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gemüsebürste"
    },
    {
      "word": "Haarbürste"
    },
    {
      "word": "Handbürste"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hutbürste"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kleiderbürste"
    },
    {
      "word": "Klobürste"
    },
    {
      "word": "Klosettbürste"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kratzbürste"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nagelbürste"
    },
    {
      "word": "Putzbürste"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rundbürste"
    },
    {
      "word": "Samtbürste"
    },
    {
      "word": "Scheuerbürste"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schmutzbürste"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schrubbbürste"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schuhbürste"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spülbürste"
    },
    {
      "word": "Stahlbürste"
    },
    {
      "word": "Staubbürste"
    },
    {
      "word": "Stiefelbürste"
    },
    {
      "word": "Stielbürste"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tapezierbürste"
    },
    {
      "word": "Toilettenbürste"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zahnbürste"
    }
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "German feminine nouns",
        "German lemmas",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms derived from Middle High German",
        "German terms derived from Old High German",
        "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
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        "German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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      ],
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        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈbʏʁstə/"
    },
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      "audio": "De-Bürste.ogg",
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      "tags": [
        "Germany",
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      ]
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  ],
  "word": "Bürste"
}

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