brev
Swedish
/brev/
noun
Definitions
- letter; written note
- (technical term, postal service) parcel within certain size and weight
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse bréf 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
- breve Latin
- breve scriptum Latin
- brevis Latin
- Breve German
- brev Norwegian Bokmål
- brevbärare Swedish
- brevduva Swedish
- brevkniv Swedish
- brevlåda Swedish
- brevvän Swedish
- bärare Swedish
- duva Swedish
- kniv Swedish
- lantbrevbärare Swedish
- låda Swedish
- massbrev Swedish
- reglering Swedish
- regleringsbrev Swedish
- standard Swedish
- standardbrev Swedish
- vän Swedish
- brev Norwegian Nynorsk
- bréf Old Norse
- brev Danish
- brevstemme Danish
- kædebrev Danish
- læserbrev Danish
- pantebrev Danish
- bréf Icelandic
- briaf Old High German
- reive Northern Sami
- brēf Old Frisian
- brev Norwegian
- bref Old Danish