Breve

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin breve.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁeːvə/

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Noun

Breve n (mixed or strong, genitive Breves, plural Breven or Breves)

1. breve (semicircular diacritical mark)

   Synonym: Verkürzungszeichen

   Antonym: Makron

Declension

Declension of Breve [neuter, mixed // strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Breve	die	Breven, Breves
genitive	eines	des	Breves	der	Breven, Breves
dative	einem	dem	Breve	den	Breven, Breves
accusative	ein	das	Breve	die	Breven, Breves

Further reading

• “Breve” in Duden online