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Noun edit

brev (plural brevs)

  1. Alternative form of bruv

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Cornish edit

Noun edit

brev

  1. Soft mutation of prev.

Danish edit

 
brev

Etymology edit

From Old Danish bref, borrowed via Old Saxon brēf from Latin breve (scrīptum) (short writing). Compare also (late) Old Norse bréf, Norwegian, Swedish brev, Dutch brief, German Brief.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /breːˀv/, [ˈb̥ʁæwˀ]

Noun edit

brev n (singular definite brevet, plural indefinite breve)

  1. letter (written message)
  2. note
  3. epistle

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Norwegian Bokmål edit

 
Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology edit

From Old Norse bréf, from Latin breve scriptum.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

brev n (definite singular brevet, indefinite plural brev or brever, definite plural breva or brevene)

  1. a letter (written note)

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

 
Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology edit

From Old Norse bréf, from Latin breve scriptum.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

brev n (definite singular brevet, indefinite plural brev, definite plural breva)

  1. a letter (written note)

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Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

brev f (plural brevs)

  1. letter (written message)

Swedish edit

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Etymology edit

From Old Norse bréf, from Latin breve (breve scriptum).

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): /breːv/

Noun edit

brev n

  1. letter; written note
  2. (formal) letter or parcel within certain size and weight
  3. (mostly in compound words) legal document

Declension edit

Declension of brev 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative brev brevet brev breven
Genitive brevs brevets brevs brevens

Derived terms edit

(letter; written note): tiggarbrev (begging letter), tranbrev

(legal document): burbrev, gåvobrev, köpebrev, pantbrev, skuldebrev

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