ἀβροῦτες
Ancient Macedonian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰrúHs. Apparently synonymous with Ancient Greek ὀφρύς (ophrús, “eyebrow”), according to Hesychius of Alexandria, which is also a cognate.
Noun edit
ἀβροῦτες (abroûtes)
- (hapax) accusative plural of *ἀβρούς (*abroús): eyebrows
Usage notes edit
- Only attested as a hapax in Hesychius:
- 5th century CE, Hesychius Alexandreus, Συναγωγὴ Πασῶν Λέξεων κατὰ Στοιχεῖον Α:
- ἀβροῦτες· ὀφρῦς Μακεδόνες
- abroûtes; ophrûs Makedónes
- abroûtes: eyebrows, according to the Macedonians
- ἀβροῦτες· ὀφρῦς Μακεδόνες
Further reading edit
- Hesychius' Lexicon: α
- ἀβροῦτες in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
- “ἀβροῦτες”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011