Brüstung

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbʁʏstʊŋ/
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Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. parapet; balustrade (kind of railing, usually of stone and often solid rather than in the form of a fence)
    Synonym: (when in the form of a fence) Balustrade
    • 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 125:
      Er sah sie, von Schneeflocken umweht, auf einem kleinen Balkon stehen, die Hände auf die Brüstung gestützt und nach unten blickend.
      He saw her, snowflakes blowing around her, standing on a small balcony, the hands rested on the balustrade and looking down.

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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Further reading
  • “Brüstung” in Duden online
  • “Brüstung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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