Brustkorb
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Brust (“chest”) + Korb (“basket”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Brustkorb m (strong, genitive Brustkorbes or Brustkorbs, plural Brustkörbe)
- ribcage
- Synonym: Brustkasten
Declension
[edit]Declension of Brustkorb [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Brustkorb | die | Brustkörbe |
| genitive | eines | des | Brustkorbes, Brustkorbs | der | Brustkörbe |
| dative | einem | dem | Brustkorb, Brustkorbe1 | den | Brustkörben |
| accusative | einen | den | Brustkorb | die | Brustkörbe |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading
[edit]- “Brustkorb” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Brustkorb” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Brustkorb” in Duden online
Brustkorb on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
