bréf

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Icelandic[edit]

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bréf

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse bréf, which is borrowed from Latin brevis (“short”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /prjɛːv/
Rhymes: -ɛːv

Noun[edit]

bréf n (genitive singular bréfs, nominative plural bréf)

a letter (mail)
an epistle
a document
a paper

Declension[edit]

declension of bréf

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
n-s	singular		plural
nominative	bréf	bréfið	bréf	bréfin
accusative	bréf	bréfið	bréf	bréfin
dative	bréfi	bréfinu	bréfum	bréfunum
genitive	bréfs	bréfsins	bréfa	bréfanna

Synonyms[edit]

(letter): sendibréf
(epistle): postulabréf
(document): skjal
(paper): pappír

Derived terms[edit]

hafa bréf upp á (to have documents to prove something)

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