brev

See also: břev

English

Noun

brev (plural brevs)

1. Alternative form of bruv

Anagrams

• verb

Cornish

Noun

brev

1. Soft mutation of prev.

Danish

brev

Etymology

From Old Danish bref, borrowed via Old Saxon brēf from Latin breve (scrīptum) (“short writing”). Compare also (late) Old Norse bréf, Norwegian, Swedish brev, Dutch brief, German Brief.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /breːˀv/, [ˈb̥ʁæwˀ]

Noun

brev n (singular definite brevet, plural indefinite breve)

1. letter (written message)
2. note
3. epistle

Declension

Declension of brev

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	brev	brevet	breve	brevene
genitive	brevs	brevets	breves	brevenes

Derived terms

• A-brev n
• adelsbrev n
• afladsbrev n
• B-brev n
• bilbrev n
• borgerbrev n
• brevbombe c
• brevbærer c
• brevdue c
• brevhemmelighed c
• brevhoved n
• brevkasse c
• brevkasseredaktør c
• brevkort n
• brevlig
• brevordner c
• brevpapir n
• brevpresser c
• brevsamler c
• brevsamling c
• brevsamlingssted n
• brevskole c
• brevskriver c
• brevsprække c
• brevstemme c
• brevstemme
• brevveksle
• brevveksling c
• brevvægt c
• brevåbner c
• e-brev n
• ejerpantebrev n
• ekspresbrev n
• fragtbrev n
• følgebrev n
• gavebrev n
• gækkebrev n
• gældsbrev n
• hyrdebrev n
• kongebrev n
• kædebrev n
• kærestebrev n
• lydbrev n
• lærebrev n
• læserbrev n
• målebrev n
• nyhedsbrev n
• næringsbrev n
• pantebrev n
• poste restante-brev n
• rykkerbrev n
• skadesløsbrev n
• skægpantebrev n
• stikbrev n
• svarbrev n
• svendebrev n
• sælgerpantebrev n
• takkebrev n
• tebrev n
• værdibrev n
• økonomibrev n

Further reading

• “brev” in Den Danske Ordbog
• brev on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse bréf, from Latin breve scriptum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /breːʋ/
• Rhymes: -eːʋ

Noun

brev n (definite singular brevet, indefinite plural brev or brever, definite plural breva or brevene)

1. a letter (written note)

Derived terms

• brevveksle
• nyhetsbrev
• tiggerbrev

References

• “brev” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse bréf, from Latin breve scriptum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /breːʋ/
• Rhymes: -eːʋ

Noun

brev n (definite singular brevet, indefinite plural brev, definite plural breva)

1. a letter (written note)

Derived terms

• brevveksle

References

• “brev” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romansch

Alternative forms

• breav (Sutsilvan)

Noun

brev f (plural brevs)

1. letter (written message)

Swedish

Alternative forms

• bref (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Norse bréf, from Latin breve (“breve scriptum”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

• IPA^(key): /breːv/

Noun

brev n

1. a letter (written communication)

   Jag skickade / postade ett brev till Nisse

   I sent / mailed Nisse a letter

   posta ett brev

   put a letter in the mail

2. (formal) a letter or parcel within certain size and weight
3. (mostly in compound words) a legal document
5. (Internet slang, 4chan) a post (on an internet forum)

   Synonyms: inlägg, kommentar

Usage notes

Common on the /int/ - International board on 4chan in (sense 4).

Declension

Declension of brev

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	brev	brevs
	definite	brevet	brevets
plural	indefinite	brev	brevs
	definite	breven	brevens

Derived terms

(letter (written communication)): tiggarbrev (“begging letter”), tranbrev

(legal document): burbrev, gåvobrev, köpebrev, pantbrev, skuldebrev

(post): breva, brevare

See also

• post
• posta

References

• brev in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• brev in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• brev in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• verb