bréf
Icelandic
/prjɛːv/
noun
Definitions
- a letter (mail)
- an epistle
- a document
- a paper
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse bréf derived from Latin brevis (short, small, brief, little, of small extent, narrow, shallow).
Origin
Latin
brevis
Gloss
short, small, brief, little, of small extent, narrow, shallow
Concept
Semantic Field
Time
Ontological Category
Other
Kanji
短
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- brevi- English
- brevipennate English
- breve Latin
- breve scriptum Latin
- breviarium Latin
- brevicaudus Latin
- breviceps Latin
- brevicollis Latin
- breviflorus Latin
- brevifolius Latin
- breviloquens Latin
- breviloquium Latin
- brevio Latin
- brevipalpus Latin
- brevipennis Latin
- brevirictus Latin
- brevirostris Latin
- brevis Latin
- brevisetus Latin
- brevitarsis Latin
- brevitas Latin
- breviter Latin
- brevitertius Latin
- brevithorax Latin
- perbrevis Latin
- tribrevis Latin
- breve Italian
- breve Dutch, Flemish
- breve Spanish, Castilian
- *mréǵʰus Proto-Indo-European
- brev Norwegian Bokmål
- breve Portuguese
- brev Swedish
- brev Norwegian Nynorsk
- brevet Middle English
- bréf Old Norse
- bref Old French
- brief Old French
- brieve Old French
- bréfaklemma Icelandic
- bréfspjald Icelandic
- klemma Icelandic
- lesandabréf Icelandic
- lesandi Icelandic
- spjald Icelandic
- verð Icelandic
- verðbréf Icelandic
- verðbréfasali Icelandic
- brief Middle Dutch
- briaf Old High German
- breib Old Irish
- *breɣʷis Proto-Italic