buste

buste

See also: bušte and Büste

Danish

Etymology

From French buste.

Noun

buste c (singular definite busten, plural indefinite buster)

  1. a sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders, a bust

Inflection

Declension of buste
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative buste busten buster busterne
genitive bustes bustens busters busternes

Further reading

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbys.tə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: bus‧te

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle French buste, from Italian busto, from Latin bustum.

Noun

buste f (plural busten or bustes, diminutive bustetje n)

  1. bust (a sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders)
  2. breast, of a woman
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

buste

  1. inflection of bussen:
    1. singular past indicative
    2. (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive

French

Etymology

    Borrowed from Italian busto, from Latin būstum.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /byst/

    Noun

    buste m (plural bustes)

    1. (anatomy) bust, torso
      Une chaîne en or orne son buste.
      A gold chain adorns her bust.
    2. (statue) bust
      Il a décoré son salon avec un magnifique buste de femme en bronze.
      He decorated his salon with a magnificent bronze bust of a woman.

    Descendants

    • Czech: busta
    • Danish: buste
    • Dutch: buste
    • English: bust
    • German: Büste
    • Irish: busta
    • Polish: biust
    • Romanian: bust
    • Russian: бюст (bjust)
    • Slovak: busta
    • Ukrainian: бюст (bjust)

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    Italian

    Noun

    buste f

    1. plural of busta

    Middle English

    Verb

    buste

    1. alternative form of bresten

    Somali

    Noun

    buste ?

    1. blanket