brevio

See also: breviò

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɛ.vjo/
• Rhymes: -ɛvjo
• Hyphenation: brè‧vio

Etymology 1

Borrowed from New Latin brevium, derived from Classical Latin brevis (“short”), due to its short half-life.

Noun

brevio m (uncountable)

1. (nuclear physics) brevium

Further reading

• brevio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

brevio

1. first-person singular present indicative of breviare

Anagrams

• bivero, ribevo

Latin

Etymology

From brevis (“short; brief”) +‎ -ō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbre.u̯i.oː/, [ˈbreu̯ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbre.vi.o/, [ˈbrɛːvio]

Verb

breviō (present infinitive breviāre, perfect active breviāvī, supine breviātum); first conjugation

1. to shorten, abbreviate, abridge (especially speech or writing)

Conjugation

Conjugation of breviō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	breviō	breviās	breviat	breviāmus	breviātis	breviant
	imperfect	breviābam	breviābās	breviābat	breviābāmus	breviābātis	breviābant
	future	breviābō	breviābis	breviābit	breviābimus	breviābitis	breviābunt
	perfect	breviāvī	breviāvistī	breviāvit	breviāvimus	breviāvistis	breviāvērunt, breviāvēre
	pluperfect	breviāveram	breviāverās	breviāverat	breviāverāmus	breviāverātis	breviāverant
	future perfect	breviāverō	breviāveris	breviāverit	breviāverimus	breviāveritis	breviāverint
passive	present	brevior	breviāris, breviāre	breviātur	breviāmur	breviāminī	breviantur
	imperfect	breviābar	breviābāris, breviābāre	breviābātur	breviābāmur	breviābāminī	breviābantur
	future	breviābor	breviāberis, breviābere	breviābitur	breviābimur	breviābiminī	breviābuntur
	perfect	breviātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	breviātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	breviātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	breviem	breviēs	breviet	breviēmus	breviētis	brevient
	imperfect	breviārem	breviārēs	breviāret	breviārēmus	breviārētis	breviārent
	perfect	breviāverim	breviāverīs	breviāverit	breviāverīmus	breviāverītis	breviāverint
	pluperfect	breviāvissem	breviāvissēs	breviāvisset	breviāvissēmus	breviāvissētis	breviāvissent
passive	present	brevier	breviēris, breviēre	breviētur	breviēmur	breviēminī	brevientur
	imperfect	breviārer	breviārēris, breviārēre	breviārētur	breviārēmur	breviārēminī	breviārentur
	perfect	breviātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	breviātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	breviā	—	—	breviāte	—
	future	—	breviātō	breviātō	—	breviātōte	breviantō
passive	present	—	breviāre	—	—	breviāminī	—
	future	—	breviātor	breviātor	—	—	breviantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		breviāre	breviāvisse	breviātūrum esse	breviārī	breviātum esse	breviātum īrī
participles		breviāns	—	breviātūrus	—	breviātus	breviandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		breviandī	breviandō	breviandum	breviandō	breviātum	breviātū

Derived terms

• abbreviō
• breviārius
• breviātiō
• breviātor

References

• “brevio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• brevio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.