Busen

See also: Appendix:Variations of "busen"

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbuːzən/
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Noun

Busen m (strong, genitive Busens, plural Busen)

  1. (anatomy) a woman’s breasts collectively
    Synonyms: Brust, Brüste
  2. (dated, poetic) bosom, a person’s chest, breast; (especially) the bulge of the garment around it
    Synonym: Brust
    eine Schlange im Busen tragen / nähren ― to carry / nurture a snake in one’s bosom
  3. (poetic, figurative) bosom (seat of thoughts and feelings)
    Synonyms: Brust, Herz, Innerstes
    • 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
  4. (geography, chiefly in Meerbusen) bay, bight, gulf (area of sea)
    Synonyms: (main form) Bucht, (rarer) Golf, Bai

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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