børste

See also: borste and Borste

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bœrstə/, [b̥œ̞ɐ̯sd̥ə]
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Etymology 1

From Old Norse burste, from Proto-Germanic *burstiz.

Noun

børste c (singular definite børsten, plural indefinite børster)

  1. bristle (a stiff or coarse hair)
Inflection

Etymology 2

From German Bürste.

Noun

børste c (singular definite børsten, plural indefinite børster)

  1. a brush

Noun

børste c (singular definite børsten, plural indefinite børster)

  1. rough (a crude person)

Etymology 3

From German bürsten.

Verb

børste (imperative børst, infinitive at børste, present tense børster, past tense børstede, perfect tense har børstet)

  1. to brush

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Bürste.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bœʂtə/
  • Rhymes: -œʂtə

Noun

børste m (definite singular børsten, indefinite plural børster, definite plural børstene)

  1. a brush (general)
  2. a brush (in an electric motor)

Derived terms

Verb

børste (imperative børst, present tense børster, simple past and past participle børsta or børstet, present participle børstende)

  1. to brush

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From German Bürste, via Norwegian Bokmål børste.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²bœrstə/

Noun

børste m (definite singular børsten, indefinite plural børstar, definite plural børstane)

  1. a brush (general)
  2. a brush (in an electric motor)

Derived terms

Verb

børste (present tense børstar, past tense børsta, past participle børsta, passive infinitive børstast, present participle børstande, imperative børste/børst)

  1. to brush

References

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