brevis

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus. Cognates include Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbre.wis/, [ˈbrɛ.wɪs]
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Adjective

brevis (neuter breve); third declension

  1. (of distance) short, small, little, narrow
  2. (of time) brief, short
  3. (of height or depth) short, low, shallow
  4. (phonology, of a syllable) short

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative brevis breve brevēs brevia
genitive brevis brevium
dative brevī brevibus
accusative brevem breve brevēs, brevīs brevia
ablative brevī brevibus
vocative brevis breve brevēs brevia

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Noun

brevis ? (genitive brevis); third declension

  1. (orthography, printing) breve
  2. (music) breve (British), whole note (US)

Inflection

Third declension i-stem.

Case Singular Plural
nominative brevis brevēs
genitive brevis brevium
dative brevī brevibus
accusative brevem brevēs
ablative breve brevibus
vocative brevis brevēs

Descendants

References

  • brevis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • brevis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • brevis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • brevis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • for a short time: brevis or exigui temporis
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