бровь
Russian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old East Slavic бръвь (brŭvĭ), from Proto-Slavic *bry. Cognates include Middle Persian [script needed] (blwk' /brūg/), Northern Kurdish birû, Ossetian ӕрфыг (ærfyg), Sanskrit भ्रू (bhrū), Old English brū.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
бровь • (brovʹ) f inan (genitive бро́ви, nominative plural бро́ви, genitive plural брове́й, relational adjective бро́вный, diminutive бро́вка)
Declension edit
Declension of бровь (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-e)
Pre-reform declension of бровь (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-e)
Derived terms edit
- каранда́ш для брове́й (karandáš dlja brovéj)
- не в бровь, а в глаз (ne v brovʹ, a v glaz)
References edit
- бровь in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru