Brief

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German brief, from Old High German briaf, which is borrowed from Latin breve, a neuter form of Latin brevis (“short”). Cognates include (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Dutch and Dutch brief, Old Norse bréf, Old Saxon brēf (all of them borrowed from Latin)[1][2] and English brief.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbʁiːf/
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  • Rhymes: -iːf

Noun

Brief m (genitive Briefs or Briefes, plural Briefe)

  1. letter (written message)

Declension

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Hyponyms

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Brief”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN
  2. ^ brief; in: J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)

Further reading

  • “Brief” in Duden online

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Brief, Dutch brief, English brief.

Noun

Brief m (plural Brief)

  1. letter (written message)
  2. package
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