briif
Cimbrian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German brief, from Old High German briaf, from Late Latin brevis (“a short catalog”), short for brevis liber (literally “short book”). Cognate with German Brief.
Noun edit
briif m (plural briife, diminutive briifle)
- (Sette Comuni, obsolete) letter (written message)
- Synonym: littara
Declension edit
Declension of briif – 1st declension
References edit
- “briif” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo