бръвь

Old East Slavic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bry, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *brū́ˀs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰrúHs.

Pronunciation
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈbrʊʋɪ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈbrʊʋʲɪ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈbrɔʋʲ/

Noun

бръвь (brŭvĭ) f

  1. eyebrow

Descendants
  • Belarusian: брыво́ (bryvó)
  • Russian: бровь (brovʹ)
  • Ukrainian: брова́ (brová)

References
  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “бръвь”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎ (in Russian), volumes 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 181
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