brev
Cornish
Danish
brev
Etymology
From Old Danish bref, borrowed via Old Saxon brēf from Latin breve (scrīptum) (“short writing”). Compare also (late) Old Norse bréf, Norwegian, Swedish brev, Dutch brief, German Brief.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /breːˀv/, [ˈb̥ʁæwˀ]
Noun
Declension
Derived terms
Terms derived from "brev"
- A-brev n
- B-brev n
- adelsbrev n
- afladsbrev n
- bilbrev n
- borgerbrev n
- brevbombe c
- brevbærer c
- brevdue c
- brevhemmelighed c
- brevhoved n
- brevkasse c
- brevkasseredaktør c
- brevkort n
- brevlig
- brevordner c
- brevpapir n
- brevpresser c
- brevsamler c
- brevsamling c
- brevsamlingssted n
- brevskole c
- brevskriver c
- brevsprække c
- brevstemme c
- brevstemme
- brevveksle
- brevveksling c
- brevvægt c
- brevåbner c
- e-brev n
- ejerpantebrev n
- ekspresbrev n
- fragtbrev n
- følgebrev n
- gavebrev n
- gækkebrev n
- gældsbrev n
- hyrdebrev n
- kongebrev n
- kædebrev n
- kærestebrev n
- lydbrev n
- lærebrev n
- læserbrev n
- målebrev n
- nyhedsbrev n
- næringsbrev n
- pantebrev n
- poste restante-brev n
- rykkerbrev n
- skadesløsbrev n
- skægpantebrev n
- stikbrev n
- svarbrev n
- svendebrev n
- sælgerpantebrev n
- takkebrev n
- tebrev n
- værdibrev n
- økonomibrev n
Further reading
- “brev” in Den Danske Ordbog
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Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /breːʋ/
- Rhymes: -eːʋ
Noun
brev n (definite singular brevet, indefinite plural brev or brever, definite plural breva or brevene)
- a letter (written note)
Derived terms
References
- “brev” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /breːʋ/
- Rhymes: -eːʋ
Noun
brev n (definite singular brevet, indefinite plural brev, definite plural breva)
- a letter (written note)
Derived terms
References
- “brev” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Alternative forms
- bref (obsolete)
Pronunciation
audio (file) - IPA(key): /breːv/
Noun
brev n
Declension
| Declension of brev | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | brev | brevet | brev | breven |
| Genitive | brevs | brevets | brevs | brevens |
Derived terms
(letter; written note): tiggarbrev (“begging letter”), tranbrev
(legal document): burbrev, gåvobrev, köpebrev, pantbrev, skuldebrev
Further reading
- brev in Svensk ordbok.
Anagrams
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