Busen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German buosam, from Proto-Germanic *bōsmaz; compare English bosom.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbuːzn̩/
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Noun

Busen m (strong, genitive Busens, plural Busen)

  1. (anatomy) female breast, bust, (originally) cleavage
  2. (dated, poetic) bosom
    • 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Zueignung”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One]‎; republished as Bayard Taylor, transl.,1870:
      Mein Busen fühlt sich jugendlich erschüttert / Vom Zauberhauch der euren Zug umwittert
      My bosom thrills, with youthful passion shaken, / From magic airs that round your march awaken
  3. (geography) bight (area of sea)
    Meerbusen ― bay

Declension
Declension of Busen [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Busen die Busen
genitive eines des Busens der Busen
dative einem dem Busen den Busen
accusative einen den Busen die Busen

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Busen” in Duden online
  • “Busen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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