Brief

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German brief, from Old High German briaf, which is borrowed from Latin breve, a neuter form of brevis (“short”). Cognates include Middle Dutch brief, Dutch brief, Old Norse bréf, Old Saxon brēf (all of them borrowed from Latin) and English brief. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbʁiːf/ Rhymes: -iːf === Noun === Brief m (strong, genitive Briefes or Briefs, plural Briefe, diminutive Briefchen n) letter (written message) ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Brief on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de === Further reading === “Brief”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Brief” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Brief” in Duden online Brief on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Brief”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891 == Hunsrik == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /priːf/ === Noun === Brief m (plural Brief, diminutive Briefche) letter (written message) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Brief”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 28 == Pennsylvania German == === Etymology === Compare German Brief, Dutch brief, English brief. === Noun === Brief m (plural Brief) letter (written message) package