Bürste

See also: burste and bürste

German

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”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʏʁstə/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Bürs‧te

Noun

Bürste f (genitive Bürste, plural Bürsten, diminutive Bürstchen n)

  1. brush

Declension

Declension of Bürste [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Bürste die Bürsten
genitive einer der Bürste der Bürsten
dative einer der Bürste den Bürsten
accusative eine die Bürste die Bürsten

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Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Bürste” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Bürste” in Duden online
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