Brief
German (Berlin)
/ˈbʁiːf/
noun
Definitions
- letter (written message)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German brief inherited from Old High German briaf derived from Latin breve (breve scriptum).
Origin
Latin
breve
Gloss
breve scriptum
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- brief English
- briefcase English
- briefen English
- briefer English
- briefie English
- briefish English
- briefless English
- briefly English
- briefman English
- briefness English
- debrief English
- misbrief English
- overbrief English
- rebrief English
- breve Latin
- breve (scrīptum), breve Latin
- breve scriptum Latin
- brevis Latin
- Ablass German
- Ablassbrief German
- Abschied German
- Abschiedsbrief German
- Beschwerde German
- Beschwerdebrief German
- Bittbrief German
- Bombe German
- Brand German
- Brandbrief German
- Breve German
- Briefbombe German
- Brieffreund German
- Brieffreundin German
- Briefgeheimnis German
- Briefkasten German
- Briefkastenfirma German
- Briefkopf German
- Briefmarke German
- Briefmarkensammlung German
- Briefpapier German
- Briefstreicher German
- Brieftaube German
- Brieftaubenzüchter German
- Briefumschlag German
- Briefwechsel German
- Drohbrief German
- Freund German
- Freundin German
- Geheimnis German
- Kasten German
- Kopf German
- Liebe German
- Liebesbrief German
- Marke German
- Papier German
- Pfand German
- Pfandbrief German
- Rundbrief German
- Rückschein German
- Rückscheinbrief German
- Sendbrief German
- Taube German
- Umschlag German
- Wechsel German
- bitten German
- drohen German
- rund German
- senden German
- streichen German
- aanbevelingsbrief Dutch, Flemish
- aanbiedingsbrief Dutch, Flemish
- adelbrief Dutch, Flemish
- antraxbrief Dutch, Flemish
- bombrief Dutch, Flemish
- brandbrief Dutch, Flemish
- brief Dutch, Flemish
- briefkaart Dutch, Flemish
- briefloon Dutch, Flemish
- briefomslag Dutch, Flemish
- briefopener Dutch, Flemish
- briefroman Dutch, Flemish
- brievenbus Dutch, Flemish
- dreigbrief Dutch, Flemish
- kaperbrief Dutch, Flemish
- kapersbrief Dutch, Flemish
- kettingbrief Dutch, Flemish
- kogelbrief Dutch, Flemish
- liefdesbrief Dutch, Flemish
- miltvuurbrief Dutch, Flemish
- minnebrief Dutch, Flemish
- nieuwsbrief Dutch, Flemish
- poederbrief Dutch, Flemish
- privébrief Dutch, Flemish
- zelfmoordbrief Dutch, Flemish
- zendbrief Dutch, Flemish
- brev Norwegian Bokmål
- brev Swedish
- ブリーフ Japanese
- brev Norwegian Nynorsk
- breef Middle English
- bréf Old Norse
- brev Danish
- brevstemme Danish
- kædebrev Danish
- læserbrev Danish
- pantebrev Danish
- brief Old French
- bréf Icelandic
- brief Middle Dutch
- briaf Old High German
- brief Afrikaans
- brief Middle High German
- Bréif Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- בליצבריוו Yiddish
- בריוו Yiddish
- briif Cimbrian
- briifle Cimbrian
- brēf Old Saxon
- brēf Old Frisian
- bref Old Danish
- brif Silesian
- brifmarka Silesian
- Kopf
- rund
- Marke
- Brand
- Bombe
- Taube
- Breve
- Pfand
- Liebe
- Kasten
- drohen
- Ablass
- bitten
- senden
- Papier
- Freund
- Wechsel
- Umschlag
- Abschied
- Freundin
- Briefkopf
- streichen
- Geheimnis
- Rundbrief
- Bittbrief
- Sendbrief
- Drohbrief
- Briefmarke
- Brieftaube
- Briefbombe
- Beschwerde
- Brandbrief
- Pfandbrief
- Rückschein
- Briefpapier
- Liebesbrief
- Ablassbrief
- Briefkasten
- Brieffreund
- Briefwechsel
- Brieffreundin
- Briefumschlag
- Abschiedsbrief
- Briefstreicher
- Briefgeheimnis
- Rückscheinbrief
- Beschwerdebrief
- Briefkastenfirma
- Brieftaubenzüchter
- Briefmarkensammlung