бровь

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic бръвь (brŭvĭ), from Proto-Slavic *bry, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰrúHs. Cognates include Middle Persian [script needed] (blwk' /brūg/), Northern Kurdish birû, Ossetian ӕрфыг (ærfyg), Sanskrit भ्रू (bhrū), Old English brū.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [brofʲ]
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Noun

бровь • (brovʹ) f inan (genitive бро́ви, nominative plural бро́ви, genitive plural брове́й, related adjective бро́вный, diminutive бро́вка)

eyebrow

Declension

Declension of бровь (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-e)

	singular	plural
nominative	бро́вь bróvʹ	бро́ви bróvi
genitive	бро́ви bróvi	брове́й brovéj
dative	бро́ви bróvi	бровя́м brovjám
accusative	бро́вь bróvʹ	бро́ви bróvi
instrumental	бро́вью bróvʹju	бровя́ми brovjámi
prepositional	бро́ви bróvi	бровя́х brovjáx
locative	на брови́ na broví

Pre-reform declension of бровь (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-e)

	singular	plural
nominative	бро́вь bróvʹ	бро́ви bróvi
genitive	бро́ви bróvi	брове́й brovéj
dative	бро́ви bróvi	бровя́мъ brovjám
accusative	бро́вь bróvʹ	бро́ви bróvi
instrumental	бро́вью bróvʹju	бровя́ми brovjámi
prepositional	бро́ви bróvi	бровя́хъ brovjáx
locative	на брови́ na broví

Derived terms

каранда́ш для брове́й (karandáš dlja brovéj)
не в бровь, а в глаз (ne v brovʹ, a v glaz)

References

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

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