ἀβροῦτες

Ancient Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰrúHs. Apparently synonymous with Ancient Greek ὀφρύς (ophrús, “eyebrow”), according to Hesychius of Alexandria, which is also a cognate.

Noun

ἀβροῦτες (abroûtes)

1. (hapax) accusative plural of *ἀβρούς (*abroús): eyebrows

Usage notes

• Only attested as a hapax in Hesychius:
  • 5th century CE, Hesychius Alexandreus, Συναγωγὴ Πασῶν Λέξεων κατὰ Στοιχεῖον Α:

    ἀβροῦτες· ὀφρῦς Μακεδόνες

    abroûtes; ophrûs Makedónes

    abroûtes: eyebrows, according to the Macedonians

Further reading

• Hesychius' Lexicon: α
• ἀβροῦτες in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “ἀβροῦτες”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011