bréf

See also: bref

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse bréf, which is borrowed from Latin brevis (“short”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prjɛːv/

  Rhymes: -ɛːv

Noun

bréf n (genitive singular bréfs, nominative plural bréf)

1. a letter (mail)
2. an epistle
3. a document
4. a paper

Declension

declension of bréf

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bréf	bréfið	bréf	bréfin
accusative	bréf	bréfið	bréf	bréfin
dative	bréfi	bréfinu	bréfum	bréfunum
genitive	bréfs	bréfsins	bréfa	bréfanna

Synonyms

• (letter): sendibréf
• (epistle): postulabréf
• (document): skjal
• (paper): pappír

Derived terms

• hafa bréf upp á (to have documents to prove something)
• símbréf