Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brusts

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰrews- (to swell, blow, inflate). Cognate with *breustą.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*brusts f

  1. breast, chest

Inflection[edit]

consonant stemDeclension of *brusts (consonant stem)
singular plural
nominative *brusts *brustiz
vocative *brust *brustiz
accusative *brustų *brustunz
genitive *brustiz *brustǫ̂
dative *brusti *brustumaz
instrumental *brustē *brustumiz

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