brevis

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Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

brevis (neuter breve, comparative brevior, superlative brevissimus, adverb breviter); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. (of distance) short, small, little, narrow
  2. (of time) brief, short
  3. (of height or depth) short, low, shallow
  4. (phonology, of a syllable) short
Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative brevis breve brevēs brevia
Genitive brevis brevium
Dative brevī brevibus
Accusative brevem breve brevēs
brevīs 		brevia
Ablative brevī brevibus
Vocative brevis breve brevēs brevia
Synonyms
Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of “distance, time”): longus
  • (antonym(s) of “height”): altus
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

Short for brevis liber.

Noun

brevis m (genitive brevis); third declension

  2. (Late Latin) short catalog, summary
    Synonym: breviārium
Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative brevis brevēs
Genitive brevis brevium
Dative brevī brevibus
Accusative brevem brevēs
brevīs
Ablative breve brevibus
Vocative brevis brevēs

Etymology 3

Short for brevis syllaba.

Noun

brevis f (genitive brevis); third declension

  1. dactyl
    Synonym: dactylus
Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative brevis brevēs
Genitive brevis brevium
Dative brevī brevibus
Accusative brevem brevēs
brevīs
Ablative breve brevibus
Vocative brevis brevēs

Etymology 4

Noun

brevis f (genitive brevis); third declension

  1. (orthography, printing) breve
  2. (music) breve (British), whole note (US)
    • d. 1369 CE, Simon Tunsted (attributed), Quattuor principalia musicae 256b, (as cited in "brevis", Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources):
      que quidem notule alique vocantur longe et alique breves
      Among these notes, some are called "longae" and others "breves".
Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative brevis brevēs
Genitive brevis brevium
Dative brevī brevibus
Accusative brevem brevēs
brevīs
Ablative breve brevibus
Vocative brevis brevēs
Descendants

References

  • “brevis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “brevis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • brevis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • brevis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • for a short time: brevis or exigui temporis
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