ὀφρύς

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *opʰrū́s, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰrúHs (eyebrow). Cognates include Sanskrit भ्रू (bhrū́), Lithuanian bruvis, Tocharian B pärwāne, Old English brū (English brow).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὀφρῡ́ς (ophrū́sf (genitive ὀφρῠ́ος); third declension

  1. eyebrow
  2. brow of a hill

Usage notes

As motion of the eyebrows is indicative of many emotions, ὀφρύς is often used in reference to various emotions.

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References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ὀφρύς, -ύος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1135-6

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