augabrún

Icelandic

Etymology

From auga (“eye”) +‎ brún (“brow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈøyːɣaˌpruːn/

Noun

augabrún f (genitive singular augabrúnar, nominative plural augabrúnir or (especially colloquial) augabrýr)[1][2]

  1. eyebrow

Declension

Declension of augabrún (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative augabrún augabrúnin augabrúnir, augabrýr1 augabrúnirnar, augabrýnnar, augabrýrnar1
accusative augabrún augabrúnina augabrúnir, augabrýr1 augabrúnirnar, augabrýnnar, augabrýrnar1
dative augabrún augabrúninni augabrúnum augabrúnunum
genitive augabrúnar augabrúnarinnar augabrúna augabrúnanna

1Especially colloquial.

References

  1. ^ Icelandic Web of Science: Hvort er réttara að segja augabrúnir eða augabrýr í fleirtölu? (“Should you say augabrúnir or augabrýr?”)
  2. ^ The word “augabrún” at BÍN
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