Büste

See also: buste

German
Büste der Nofretete im Neuen Museum Berlin
bust of Nefertiti in the Neues Museum, Berlin

Etymology 1
  • The word was borrowed from Italian busto and French buste in the 18th century:[1] More precisely, at the beginning of the 18th century the Busto and Buste were borrowed from Italian busto, and since the 2nd half of the 18th century, under influence of French buste which was also borrowed from Italian, the German word Büste was applied in general use.[2] Further details about the origin are not certain.[1] The Italian word might be from Latin bustum (“funeral pyre, burial mound”), presuming that bustum in the sense of tomb could denote a figural representation of the person deceased.[2]
  • In the sense of “female breast, bosom”[1][2] it is applied in general use since the middle[2] of the 19th century[1][2] as a probable new borrowing from French buste “idem”.[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbʏstə/, /byːstə/[3][4]
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Büste f (genitive Büste, plural Büsten)

  1. (art) bust (sculptural portrayal of a person′s head and shoulders)
    eine Büste aus Marmor, Bronze, Gips
    a bust made of marble, bronze, plaster (of Paris)
    eine Büste aufstellen, in Stein meißeln
    to erect a bust, to chisel a bust into stone
    eine Büste bekränzen, mit Lorbeer umwinden
    to crown a bust with a wreath, to wreathe a bust with laurel
    • 1891, Conrad Ferdinand Meyer: Angela Borgia. Novelle. 1st edition, Leipzig: H. Haessel, (GoogleBooks; retrieved October 14, 2015), p. 140:
      Denn die Büsten der sieben römischen Könige standen auf ehernen Säulen längs den Wänden.
      For the busts of the seven Roman kings were placed on metal pillars along the walls.
  2. (anatomy) bust (the breast and upper thorax of a woman)
    Synonyms: Brust, Busen
    eine gut geformte, gut entwickelte Büste
    a well shaped, well formed bust
    ein Kleid mit ausgearbeiteter Büste
    a dress with a carved out bust
  3. (tailoring, dressmaking) (tailor′s, dressmaker′s) dummy
    Synonyms: Schneiderbüste, Schneiderpuppe
    ein Kleid über die Büste ziehen
    to put/slip a dress on the dummy
    ein Kleid nach der Büste abstecken
    to fit/pin a dress with the help of a dummy
Declension
Declension of Büste [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Büste die Büsten
genitive einer der Büste der Büsten
dative einer der Büste den Büsten
accusative eine die Büste die Büsten
Derived terms
bust (sculptural portrayal of a person′s head and shoulders)
  • Bronzebüste
  • Büstenpfeiler
  • Cäsarenbüste
  • Frauenbüste
  • Gedenkbüste
  • Gipsbüste
  • Marmorbüste
  • Porträtbüste/Portraitbüste
bust (the breast and upper thorax of a woman)
dummy
  • Kleiderbüste
  • Schneiderbüste

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbʏstə/

Proper noun

Büste n (proper noun, genitive Büstes or (optionally with an article) Büste)

  1. A village incorporated in the town of Bismark (Altmark), Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Further reading

References
  1. Friedrich Kluge, revised by Elmar Seebold: Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache. 24th, checked through and expanded edition. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin/New York 2001, →ISBN, p. 163.
  2. “Büste” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  3. Max Mangold and Dudenredaktion: Duden Aussprachewörterbuch. In: Der Duden in zwölf Bänden. 6th edition. Volume 6, Dudenverlag, Mannheim/Leipzig/Wien/Zürich 2005, →ISBN, p. 225.
  4. Eva-Maria Krech, Eberhard Stock, Ursula Hirschfeld, Lutz Christian Anders et al.: Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch: Mit Beiträgen von Walter Haas, Ingrid Hove, Peter Wiesinger. 1st edition. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin/New York 2009, →ISBN, p. 393.
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