Brustet

Brustet is a term that appears in several North Germanic languages as the definite form of a noun meaning chest or breast. In Danish and Norwegian Bokmål, the base noun is bryst, with brystet used to refer to “the chest” or “the bust.” In Swedish, the corresponding definite form is bröstet, derived from bröst. The spelling brustet without diacritics is not the standard form in these languages, but may occur in non-diacritic contexts or transcription without special characters.

Etymology and related forms connect brustet to a common Proto-Germanic root that also yields the English word breast as well as German Brust. The Scandinavian variants show typical noun-class behavior, with bryst and bröst acting as common terms for the chest, and the suffix -et marking the definite form in the singular.

Usage and scope: Brustet denotes the chest region in anatomical or everyday language. It can refer to the thoracic area, including structures such as the sternum, rib cage, and associated muscles, depending on the surrounding context. While brustet itself is most accurately used in Danish, Norwegian, or Swedish with their standard spellings, non-diacritic texts may render the word as brustet, though this is not considered the norm in formal writing.

See also: anatomy of the chest; thorax; Scandinavian languages; Germanic etymology.