brief
Dutch (Brabantic)
/brif/
noun
Definitions
- letter written message
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch brief 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
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- brevi- English
- brevipennate English
- 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
- Ablassbrief German
- Abschiedsbrief German
- Beschwerdebrief German
- Bittbrief German
- Brandbrief German
- Brief German
- Briefbombe German
- Brieffreund German
- Brieffreundin German
- Briefgeheimnis German
- Briefkasten German
- Briefkopf German
- Briefmarke German
- Briefpapier German
- Briefstreicher German
- Brieftaube German
- Briefumschlag German
- Briefwechsel German
- Drohbrief German
- Liebesbrief German
- Pfandbrief German
- Rundbrief German
- Rückscheinbrief German
- Sendbrief German
- breve Italian
- -e- Dutch, Flemish
- aanbeveling Dutch, Flemish
- aanbevelingsbrief Dutch, Flemish
- aanbieding Dutch, Flemish
- aanbiedingsbrief Dutch, Flemish
- adel Dutch, Flemish
- adelbrief Dutch, Flemish
- antrax Dutch, Flemish
- antraxbrief Dutch, Flemish
- bom Dutch, Flemish
- bombrief Dutch, Flemish
- brand Dutch, Flemish
- brandbrief Dutch, Flemish
- breve Dutch, Flemish
- briefkaart Dutch, Flemish
- briefloon Dutch, Flemish
- briefomslag Dutch, Flemish
- briefopener Dutch, Flemish
- briefroman Dutch, Flemish
- brievenbus Dutch, Flemish
- brievenbusfirma Dutch, Flemish
- brievenbusmaatschappij Dutch, Flemish
- bus Dutch, Flemish
- dreigbrief Dutch, Flemish
- dreigen Dutch, Flemish
- kaart Dutch, Flemish
- kaper Dutch, Flemish
- kaperbrief Dutch, Flemish
- kapersbrief Dutch, Flemish
- ketting Dutch, Flemish
- kettingbrief Dutch, Flemish
- kogel Dutch, Flemish
- kogelbrief Dutch, Flemish
- liefde Dutch, Flemish
- liefdesbrief Dutch, Flemish
- loon Dutch, Flemish
- miltvuur Dutch, Flemish
- miltvuurbrief Dutch, Flemish
- min Dutch, Flemish
- minnebrief Dutch, Flemish
- nieuws Dutch, Flemish
- nieuwsbrief Dutch, Flemish
- omslag Dutch, Flemish
- opener Dutch, Flemish
- poeder Dutch, Flemish
- poederbrief Dutch, Flemish
- privé Dutch, Flemish
- privébrief Dutch, Flemish
- roman Dutch, Flemish
- zelfmoord Dutch, Flemish
- zelfmoordbrief Dutch, Flemish
- zendbrief Dutch, Flemish
- zenden Dutch, Flemish
- breve Spanish, Castilian
- *mréǵʰus Proto-Indo-European
- breve Portuguese
- *buhsijǭ Proto-Germanic
- brevet Middle English
- bréf Old Norse
- bref Old French
- brief Old French
- brieve Old French
- brief Middle Dutch
- sendebrief Middle Dutch
- briaf Old High German
- breib Old Irish
- brief Afrikaans
- briefkaart Afrikaans
- liefdesbrief Afrikaans
- brief Middle High German
- *breɣʷis Proto-Italic
- brif Silesian
- bus
- min
- -e-
- bom
- adel
- loon
- breve
- kaart
- roman
- kaper
- privé
- kogel
- brand
- zenden
- liefde
- omslag
- antrax
- poeder
- nieuws
- opener
- ketting
- dreigen
- bombrief
- miltvuur
- briefloon
- zelfmoord
- zendbrief
- adelbrief
- briefroman
- aanbieding
- brandbrief
- dreigbrief
- kogelbrief
- privébrief
- minnebrief
- brievenbus
- briefkaart
- kaperbrief
- aanbeveling
- briefomslag
- kapersbrief
- briefopener
- antraxbrief
- nieuwsbrief
- poederbrief
- kettingbrief
- liefdesbrief
- miltvuurbrief
- zelfmoordbrief
- brievenbusfirma
- aanbiedingsbrief
- aanbevelingsbrief
- brievenbusmaatschappij