brevis

Meaning

Adj

1. (declension-3, two-termination) short, small, little, narrow
2. (declension-3, two-termination) brief, short
3. (declension-3, two-termination) short, low, shallow
4. (declension-3, two-termination) short

Noun

short catalog, summary

Noun

dactyl

Noun

1. (declension-3, feminine) breve
2. (declension-3, feminine) breve (British), whole note (US)

Concepts

short

brief

shallow

superficial

low

handwriting

letter

missive

script

small

surface

writing

breve

encyclic

character

cursory

epistle

favour

Synonyms

epistola

epistula

litterae

curtus

breve

nōn altus

Translations

court

kurz

corto

corto

curto

kort

breve

kısa

kurt

kin

qut

قصير

quse

kortstondig

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈbrɛ.wɪs]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus. Cognates include Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús), English merry, Sanskrit मुहु (muhu).