briif

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German brief, from Old High German briaf, from Late Latin brevis (“a short catalog”), short for brevis liber (literally “short book”). Cognate with German Brief.

Noun

briif m (plural briife, diminutive briifle)

1. (Sette Comuni, obsolete) letter (written message)

   Synonym: littara

Declension

Declension of briif – 1st declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	an	dar	briif	de	briife
accusative	an	in	briif	de	briife
dative	aname	me	briife	in	briifen

References

• “briif” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo