semibrevis

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin semibrevis.

Noun

semibrevis

  1. Alternative form of semibreve

Latin

Etymology

semi- +‎ brevis

Noun

sēmibrevis f (genitive sēmibrevis); third declension

  1. (Medieval Latin, New Latin, music) semibreve
    • 1324, Pope John XXII, Docta Sanctorum Patrum:
      Sed nonnulli novellae scholae discipuli, dum temporibus mensurandis invigilant, novis notis intendunt fingere suas quam antiquas cantare malunt; in semibreves et minimas ecclesiastica cantantur, notulis percutiuntur.
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Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

singular plural
nominative sēmibrevis sēmibrevēs
genitive sēmibrevis sēmibrevium
dative sēmibrevī sēmibrevibus
accusative sēmibrevem sēmibrevēs
sēmibrevīs
ablative sēmibreve sēmibrevibus
vocative sēmibrevis sēmibrevēs