brest

== English == === Noun === brest (plural brests) Obsolete spelling of breast. ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === Streb == Cornish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /brɛst/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle Cornish brest, borrowed from Middle English brest, from Proto-West Germanic *breust, from Proto-Germanic *breustą. ==== Noun ==== brest m (plural brestys) (anatomy) chest breast Synonym: bronn === Etymology 2 === From Old English bræs. ==== Noun ==== brest m brass === Mutation === == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English brēost, from Proto-West Germanic *breust, from Proto-Germanic *breustą. ==== Alternative forms ==== breste, breost, breist, brost, brust, brist, breast, bryest ==== Pronunciation ==== (Early Middle English) IPA(key): /brøːst/ IPA(key): /breːst/ (Late Middle English) IPA(key): /brɛst/ ==== Noun ==== brest (plural brestes or bresten) chest, thorax The breast in several contexts: breast (protrusion on the front of the chest) female breast (for nursing) breast (cut of meat) breast, heart (centre of emotional functioning) breastplate, chest plate womb The front portion of a band or troop ===== Descendants ===== English: brest, breast Scots: brest, breist, breest → Middle Cornish: brest Cornish: brest → Middle Welsh: brest Welsh: brest ===== References ===== “brẹ̄st, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 4 April 2018. === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse brestr, from Proto-Germanic *brestuz; influenced by the cognate Old English byrst. Doublet of burst. ==== Alternative forms ==== berst, barst ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /brɛst/ Rhymes: -ɛst ==== Noun ==== brest (plural brestes) A breaking or smashing. A noise or clamour. Damage or injury. Neediness. ===== Descendants ===== English: bryst (obsolete) ===== References ===== “brest, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 4 April 2018. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse brestr. === Noun === brest m (definite singular bresten, indefinite plural brestar or brester, definite plural brestane or brestene) a crack a flaw === References === “brest” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Serbo-Croatian == === Alternative forms === brist (Ikavian) brijest (Ijekavian) === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *berstъ. === Noun === brȇst m inan (Cyrillic spelling бре̑ст) (Ekavian) elm (tree) ==== Declension ==== == Slovene == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *berstъ. First attested in the 18th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /brèːst/, /bréːst/, /brɛ́st/ === Noun === brẹ̄st or brȅst m inan elm (tree) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “brest”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran “brest”, in Termania, Amebis See also the general references == Welsh == === Etymology === From Middle Welsh brest, from Middle English brest. Compare Cornish brest. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /brɛsd/, [brɛst] Rhymes: -ɛsd === Noun === brest m or f (plural brestiau or brestau or brestydd or brestys) breast, chest Synonyms: bron, mynwes === Mutation === === Further reading === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “brest”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies