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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)
- (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
- first-person singular present indicative of breviare
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From brevis (“short; brief”) + -ō.
Pronunciation
Verb
breviō (present infinitive breviāre, perfect active breviāvī, supine breviātum); first conjugation
- to shorten, abbreviate, abridge (especially speech or writing)
Conjugation
Derived terms
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.