inborst

Dutch

Etymology

Loaned from Middle High German inbrunst (“passion”), but reinterpreted as coming from in (“in”) +‎ borst (“breast, chest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪmbɔrst/

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Noun

inborst m (plural inborsten, diminutive inborstje n)

1. character, nature, personality

References

• Matthias de Vries, Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864) “inborst”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001