brva

Czech

Alternative forms

• brv (rare, archaic)

Etymology

Introduced during the Czech national revival. Related to Old Czech brev, from Proto-Slavic *bry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbr̩va]

Noun

brva f

1. (cytology) cilium

   Synonyms: řasinka, cilium

2. (literary) eyelash

   Synonym: řasa

   Díval se na mne zpod brv. ― He looked at me hatefully / with disdain.

   Nepohnul ani brvou. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension

Declension of brva (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	brva	brvy
genitive	brvy	brv
dative	brvě	brvám
accusative	brvu	brvy
vocative	brvo	brvy
locative	brvě	brvách
instrumental	brvou	brvami

Further reading

• “brva”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “brva”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “brva”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)