brjóstbein

Icelandic

Etymology

From brjóst (“chest, breast”) +‎ bein (“bone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprjoust.peiːn/

Noun

brjóstbein n (genitive singular brjóstbeins, nominative plural brjóstbein)

1. (anatomy) breastbone, sternum

   Synonym: bringubein

Declension

Declension of brjóstbein (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	brjóstbein	brjóstbeinið	brjóstbein	brjóstbeinin
accusative	brjóstbein	brjóstbeinið	brjóstbein	brjóstbeinin
dative	brjóstbeini	brjóstbeininu	brjóstbeinum	brjóstbeinunum
genitive	brjóstbeins	brjóstbeinsins	brjóstbeina	brjóstbeinanna

Derived terms

• brjóstbeinsglufa (“cleft sternum”)
• brjóstbeinsleysi (“asternia”) (synonym bringubeinsleysi)