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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): [brofʲ]
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Noun

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бровь (brovʹf inan (genitive бро́ви, nominative plural бро́ви, genitive plural брове́й, relational adjective бро́вный, diminutive бро́вка)

  1. eyebrow

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • бровь in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru