breu

== Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin brevem. Compare Occitan brèu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈbɾew] === Adjective === breu m or f (masculine and feminine plural breus) short brief ==== Derived terms ==== breument en breu ==== Related terms ==== abreujar brevetat === Noun === breu m (plural breus) (orthography) breve sigil ==== Derived terms ==== breu pontifici === Further reading === “breu”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “breu”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “breu” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “breu” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Galician == === Etymology === From a Celtic language. Compare Spanish brea. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɾɛw/ === Noun === breu m (plural breus) tar, pitch mud hardened by frost fog, mist ==== Synonyms ==== brea, alcatrén, piche, recina, cerne == Middle English == === Noun === breu alternative form of brewe == Old Occitan == === Etymology === From Latin brevem, accusative singular of brevis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɾɛw/ === Adjective === breu short ==== Descendants ==== Occitan: brèu == Portuguese == === Etymology === From French brai (“pitch”). Compare Spanish brea. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ew === Noun === breu m (plural breus) tar, pitch Synonyms: piche, pez (figuratively) darkness (lack of light) Synonyms: escuro, escuridão estar um breu ― to be very dark === Further reading === “breu”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “breu”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “breu”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “breu”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026