biustonosz

Polish

Etymology

From biust (“bosom, breasts”) +‎ -o- +‎ nosić (“to carry”). Calque of German Büstenhalter. First attested in 1895.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bjuˈstɔ.nɔʂ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔnɔʂ
  • Syllabification: biu‧sto‧nosz

Noun

biustonosz m inan

  1. bra

Declension

adjective
nouns

Collocations

References

  1. Kalendarz Warszawski‎, 1895, page 193
  2. biustonosz in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Further reading

  • biustonosz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • biustonosz in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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