Braue

See also: braue

German

Etymology

From Middle High German brā (inflected brāw-; rarely also brāwe), from Old High German brāwa (late also brā), from Proto-West Germanic *brāwu, from Proto-Germanic *brēwō. Cognate with Dutch brauw, English brow.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʁaʊ̯ə/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

• Homophone: braue

Noun

Braue f (genitive Braue, plural Brauen)

1. eyebrow

Usage notes

• The simplex is rather rare in modern German, the usual form is Augenbraue.

Declension

Declension of Braue [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Braue	die	Brauen
genitive	einer	der	Braue	der	Brauen
dative	einer	der	Braue	den	Brauen
accusative	eine	die	Braue	die	Brauen

Derived terms

• Augenbraue
• Monobraue

Related terms

• Wimper

Further reading

• “Braue” in Duden online
• “Braue” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache