brev
English edit
Noun edit
brev (plural brevs)
- Alternative form of bruv
Anagrams edit
Cornish edit
Noun edit
brev
- Soft mutation of prev.
Danish edit
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
Noun edit
brev n (singular definite brevet, plural indefinite breve)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
- A-brev n
- B-brev n
- adelsbrev n
- afladsbrev n
- bilbrev n
- borgerbrev n
- brevbombe c
- brevbærer c
- brevdue c
- brevhemmelighed c
- brevhoved n
- brevkasse c
- brevkasseredaktør c
- brevkort n
- brevlig
- brevordner c
- brevpapir n
- brevpresser c
- brevsamler c
- brevsamling c
- brevsamlingssted n
- brevskole c
- brevskriver c
- brevsprække c
- brevstemme c
- brevstemme
- brevveksle
- brevveksling c
- brevvægt c
- brevåbner c
- e-brev n
- ejerpantebrev n
- ekspresbrev n
- fragtbrev n
- følgebrev n
- gavebrev n
- gækkebrev n
- gældsbrev n
- hyrdebrev n
- kongebrev n
- kædebrev n
- kærestebrev n
- lydbrev n
- lærebrev n
- læserbrev n
- målebrev n
- nyhedsbrev n
- næringsbrev n
- pantebrev n
- poste restante-brev n
- rykkerbrev n
- skadesløsbrev n
- skægpantebrev n
- stikbrev n
- svarbrev n
- svendebrev n
- sælgerpantebrev n
- takkebrev n
- tebrev n
- værdibrev n
- økonomibrev n
Further reading edit
- “brev” in Den Danske Ordbog
- brev on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Norwegian Bokmål edit
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)
- a letter (written note)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “brev” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
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)
- a letter (written note)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “brev” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romansch edit
Alternative forms edit
- breav (Sutsilvan)
Noun edit
brev f (plural brevs)
- letter (written message)
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
- bref (obsolete)
Etymology edit
From Old Norse bréf, from Latin breve (“breve scriptum”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
brev n
- letter; written note
- (formal) letter or parcel within certain size and weight
- (mostly in compound words) legal document
Declension edit
Declension of brev | ||||
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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
Further reading edit
- brev in Svensk ordbok.