breve

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English breve, variant of bref, from Old French brieve, breve (feminine form of brief, bref), from Latin brevis (“short”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /bɹiːv/, /bɹɛv/ Rhymes: -iːv, -ɛv ==== Noun ==== breve (plural breves) (orthography, printing) A semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short. Synonym: micron Antonym: macron (music) A double whole note; a note twice as long as a semibreve. (law) Any writ or precept under seal, issued out of any court. (zoology) A pitta, all of which have more or less short tails. ===== Alternative forms ===== brieve ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== brachy half note longa whole note === Etymology 2 === From Italian breve. ==== Noun ==== breve (plural breves) An equal mix of espresso and half and half cream. === Further reading === Breve (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Bever, bever == Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /breːvə/, [ˈb̥ʁeːvə], [ˈb̥ʁeːw̩] === Noun === breve n pl indefinite plural of brev == Dutch == === Etymology === From Latin brevis (“short”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbreː.və/ Hyphenation: bre‧ve Rhymes: -eːvə === Noun === breve f (plural breves, diminutive brevetje n) (orthography) breve === Anagrams === bever == Galician == === Etymology === From Latin brevis. === Adjective === breve m or f (plural breves) brief ==== Derived terms ==== brevemente ==== Related terms ==== abreviar brevidade === Further reading === “breve”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch breve (“breve”), from Latin brevis (“short”). === Noun === breve (plural breve-breve) (orthography) breve: a semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short === Further reading === “breve”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Interlingua == === Adjective === breve (comparative plus breve, superlative le plus breve) short == Italian == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin brevis (“short”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈbrɛ.ve/ Rhymes: -ɛve Hyphenation: brè‧ve ==== Adjective ==== breve m or f by sense (plural brevi) brief, short Synonym: corto Antonym: lungo Il mese è breve. ― The month is short. (literary) narrow Synonyms: angusto, stretto Antonyms: ampio, largo (prosody) short ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Adverb ==== breve (literary) briefly Synonym: brevemente ==== Noun ==== breve f (plural brevi) (prosody) short (short vowel or syllable) (typography) breve (the diacritical mark ˘) (music) breve (double whole note) ===== Derived terms ===== dibreve === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Medieval Latin breve, from Latin brevis. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈbrɛ.ve/ Rhymes: -ɛve Hyphenation: brè‧ve ==== Noun ==== breve m (plural brevi) (historical, Middle Ages) a document recording a business transaction (historical, Middle Ages) an oath sworn by magistrates of a medieval commune (historical, Middle Ages, by extension) the statute of a commune. [13th–14th c.] (Christianity) an official papal document, less solemn than a bull (obsolete, by extension) a strip of paper with a short writing thereon (Christianity) a small bundle containing a saint's relic or written prayers (obsolete) talisman, amulet === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈbre.ve/ Rhymes: -eve Hyphenation: bré‧ve ==== Noun ==== breve f pl plural of breva === Further reading === breve1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana breve2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Latin == === Adjective === breve nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of brevis == Middle English == === Adjective === breve alternative form of bref === Noun === breve alternative form of bref == Portuguese == === Etymology === Probably a borrowing from Latin brevis (“short”) (compare Spanish breve, where *brieve would be expected if the term were inherited), from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: bre‧ve === Adjective === breve m or f (plural breves) brief, short Synonym: curto Antonym: longo summarized minute (very small) ==== Derived terms ==== até breve em breve ==== Related terms ==== brevidade === Noun === breve f (plural breves) (music) a double whole note (US) or breve (UK) (phonetics) a syllable or vowel that is quickly pronounced === Noun === breve m (plural breves) a Papal brief === Further reading === “breve”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “breve”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin brevis (“short”). Cognate with English brief and breve. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɾebe/ [ˈbɾe.β̞e] Rhymes: -ebe Syllabification: bre‧ve === Adjective === breve m or f (masculine and feminine plural breves, superlative brevísimo) brief, short Synonym: corto Antonym: largo ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “breve”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Preposition === breve (colloquial) Pronunciation spelling of bredvid. === Adverb === breve (not comparable) (colloquial) Pronunciation spelling of bredvid.