# breve
## English
### Etymology 1

From Middle English breve, variant of bref, from Old French brieve, breve (feminine form of brief, bref), from Latin brevis (“short”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bɹiːv/, /bɹɛv/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -iːv, -ɛv

#### Noun

breve (plural breves)
* (orthography, printing) A semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short.
    Synonym: micron
    Antonym: macron
* (music) A double whole note; a note twice as long as a semibreve.
* (law) Any writ or precept under seal, issued out of any court.
* (zoology) A pitta, all of which have more or less short tails.

##### Derived terms

* alla breve
* breve rest
* espresso breve
* i-breve
* inverted breve
* semibreve

##### Related terms

* brevity
* brief

##### Translations
#### See also

* brachy
* half note
* longa
* whole note

### Etymology 2

From Italian breve.

#### Noun

breve (plural breves)
* An equal mix of espresso and half and half cream.

### Further reading

* Breve (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* Bever, bever

## Danish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /breːvə/, [ˈb̥ʁeːvə], [ˈb̥ʁeːw̩]

### Noun

breve n pl
* indefinite plural of brev

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Latin brevis (“short”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbreː.və/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: bre‧ve
* Rhymes: -eːvə

### Noun

breve f (plural breves, diminutive brevetje n)
* (orthography) breve

### Anagrams

* bever

## Galician
### Etymology

From Latin brevis.

### Adjective

breve m or f (plural breves)
* brief

#### Derived terms

* brevemente

#### Related terms

* abreviar
* brevidade

### Further reading

* “breve”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch breve (“breve”), from Latin brevis (“short”).

### Noun

breve (plural breve-breve)
* (orthography) breve: a semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short.

### Further reading

* “breve” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Interlingua
### Adjective

breve (comparative plus breve, superlative le plus breve)
* short

## Italian
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin brevis (“short”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbrɛ.ve/
* Rhymes: -ɛve
* Hyphenation: brè‧ve

#### Adjective

breve (plural brevi)
* brief, short
    Synonym: corto
    Antonym: lungo
    Il mese è breve. ― The month is short.
* (literary) narrow
    Synonyms: angusto, stretto
    Antonyms: ampio, largo
* (prosody) short

##### Derived terms

* a breve, tra breve
* brevemente
* brevità
* in breve

#### Adverb

breve
* (literary) briefly
    Synonym: brevemente

#### Noun

breve f (plural brevi)
* (prosody) short (short vowel or syllable)
* (typography) breve (the diacritical mark ˘)
* (music) breve (double whole note)

##### Derived terms

* dibreve

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Medieval Latin breve, from Latin brevis.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbrɛ.ve/
* Rhymes: -ɛve
* Hyphenation: brè‧ve

#### Noun

breve m (plural brevi)
* (historical, Middle Ages) a document recording a business transaction
* (historical, Middle Ages) an oath sworn by magistrates of a medieval commune
* (historical, Middle Ages, by extension) the statute of a commune. [13th–14th c.]
* (Christianity) an official papal document, less solemn than a bull
* (obsolete, by extension) a strip of paper with a short writing thereon
* (Christianity) a small bundle containing a saint's relic or written prayers
* (obsolete) talisman, amulet

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbre.ve/
* Rhymes: -eve
* Hyphenation: bré‧ve

#### Noun

breve f pl
* plural of breva

### Further reading

* breve$^1$ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
* breve$^2$ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

## Latin
### Adjective

breve
* nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of brevis

## Middle English
### Adjective

breve
* Alternative form of bref

### Noun

breve
* Alternative form of bref

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Probably a borrowing from Latin brevis (“short”) (compare Spanish breve, where *brieve would be expected if the term were inherited), from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈbɾɛ.vi/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈbɾɛ.vi/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈbɾɛ.ve/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈbɾɛ.vɨ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈbɾɛ.vɨ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˈbɾɛ.bɨ/ [ˈbɾɛ.βɨ]
* Hyphenation: bre‧ve

### Adjective

breve m or f (plural breves)
* brief, short
    Synonym: curto
    Antonym: longo
* summarized
* minute (very small)

#### Derived terms

* até breve
* em breve

#### Related terms

* brevidade

### Noun

breve f (plural breves)
* (music) a double whole note (US) or breve (UK)
* (phonetics) a syllable or vowel that is quickly pronounced

### Noun

breve m (plural breves)
* a Papal brief

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin brevis (“short”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɾebe/ [ˈbɾe.β̞e]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -ebe
* Syllabification: bre‧ve

### Adjective

breve m or f (masculine and feminine plural breves, superlative brevísimo)
* brief, short
    Synonym: corto
    Antonym: largo

#### Derived terms

* brevedad
* brevemente
* en breve
* la vida es breve
* lo bueno, si breve, dos veces bueno

### Further reading

* “breve”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Preposition

breve
* (colloquial) Pronunciation spelling of bredvid.

### Adverb

breve (not comparable)
* (colloquial) Pronunciation spelling of bredvid.