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Etymology

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Borrowed from French brave at the start of the 19th century + -ый (-yj)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbravɨj]
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Adjective

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бра́вый (brávyj)

  1. gallant, dashing

Declension

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “бравый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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