Masculine

Busen

Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) a woman’s breasts collectively
  2. (dated, masculine, poetic, strong) bosom, a person’s chest, breast; (especially) the bulge of the garment around it
  3. (figuratively, masculine, poetic, strong) bosom (seat of thoughts and feelings)
  4. (masculine, strong) bay, bight, gulf (area of sea)

Frequency

C1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

buese

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

kaabis

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

lungefliigel

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbuːzən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German buosem, from Old High German buosum, from Proto-Germanic *bōsmaz. Cognate with Dutch boezem, English bosom.

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