brevi

Italian

Adjective

brevi

1. plural of breve

Verb

brevi

1. second-person singular present indicative of breviare
2. first-person singular present subjunctive of breviare
3. second-person singular present subjunctive of breviare
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of breviare
5. third-person singular imperative of breviare

Anagrams

• bervi
• verbi

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Latin

Etymology

From ablative of brevis (“short, small”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈbre.u̯iː/, [ˈbreu̯iː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbre.vi/, [ˈbrɛːvi]

Adverb

brevī (not comparable)

1. soon, shortly
2. briefly, with few words

Synonyms

• (briefly): breviter

Related terms

• brevis
• brevitās

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) brevī

1. dative masculine singular of brevis
2. dative feminine singular of brevis
3. dative neuter singular of brevis
4. ablative masculine singular of brevis
5. ablative feminine singular of brevis
6. ablative neuter singular of brevis

References

• “brevi”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• brevi in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to make a short survey of a thing: in brevi conspectu ponere aliquid
    
  • in short; to be brief: ut paucis (brevi, breviter) complectar
    
  • in short; to be brief: ut brevi comprehendam
    
  • in short; to be brief: ut brevi praecīdam
    
• Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)