brevio

See also: breviò

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɛ.vjo/
• Rhymes: -ɛvjo
• Hyphenation: brè‧vio

Etymology 1

Borrowed from New Latin brevium, derived from Classical Latin brevis (“short”), due to its short half-life.

Noun

brevio m (uncountable)

1. (nuclear physics) brevium

Further reading

• brevio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

brevio

1. first-person singular present indicative of breviare

Anagrams

• bivero, ribevo

Latin

Etymology

From brevis (“short; brief”) +‎ -ō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈbre.u̯i.oː/, [ˈbreu̯ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbre.vi.o/, [ˈbrɛːvio]

Verb

breviō (present infinitive breviāre, perfect active breviāvī, supine breviātum); first conjugation

1. to shorten, abbreviate, abridge (especially speech or writing)

Conjugation

   Conjugation of breviō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	breviō		breviās		breviat		breviāmus		breviātis		breviant
	imperfect	breviābam		breviābās		breviābat		breviābāmus		breviābātis		breviābant
	future	breviābō		breviābis		breviābit		breviābimus		breviābitis		breviābunt
	perfect	breviāvī		breviāvistī		breviāvit		breviāvimus		breviāvistis		breviāvērunt, breviāvēre
	pluperfect	breviāveram		breviāverās		breviāverat		breviāverāmus		breviāverātis		breviāverant
	future perfect	breviāverō		breviāveris		breviāverit		breviāverimus		breviāveritis		breviāverint
passive	present	brevior		breviāris, breviāre		breviātur		breviāmur		breviāminī		breviantur
	imperfect	breviābar		breviābāris, breviābāre		breviābātur		breviābāmur		breviābāminī		breviābantur
	future	breviābor		breviāberis, breviābere		breviābitur		breviābimur		breviābiminī		breviābuntur
	perfect	breviātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	breviātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	breviātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	breviem		breviēs		breviet		breviēmus		breviētis		brevient
	imperfect	breviārem		breviārēs		breviāret		breviārēmus		breviārētis		breviārent
	perfect	breviāverim		breviāverīs		breviāverit		breviāverīmus		breviāverītis		breviāverint
	pluperfect	breviāvissem		breviāvissēs		breviāvisset		breviāvissēmus		breviāvissētis		breviāvissent
passive	present	brevier		breviēris, breviēre		breviētur		breviēmur		breviēminī		brevientur
	imperfect	breviārer		breviārēris, breviārēre		breviārētur		breviārēmur		breviārēminī		breviārentur
	perfect	breviātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	breviātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		breviā		—		—		breviāte		—
	future	—		breviātō		breviātō		—		breviātōte		breviantō
passive	present	—		breviāre		—		—		breviāminī		—
	future	—		breviātor		breviātor		—		—		breviantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		breviāre			breviārī			breviāns			—
future		breviātūrum esse			breviātum īrī			breviātūrus			breviandus
perfect		breviāvisse			breviātum esse			—			breviātus
future perfect		—			breviātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		breviātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		breviandī		breviandō		breviandum		breviandō		breviātum		breviātū

Derived terms

• abbreviō
• breviārius
• breviātiō
• breviātor

References

• “brevio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• brevio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.