Brief

brief German Etymology From de gmh brief, from de goh briaf, which is borrowed from de la breve, a neuter form of la brevis short. Cognates include dum brief, nl brief, non bréf, osx brēf (all of them borrowed from Latin)22 Briefbrief; in: J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk) and en brief. Pronunciation de /ˈbʁiːf/ de De-Brief.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de De-at-Brief.ogg Austria de iːf 1 Noun m,(e)s chen,lein,erl letter (written message) Declension m,(e)s Hyponyms de Abschiedsbrief<g:m> Blauer Brief Brandbrief Eilbrief Liebesbrief Luftbrief offener Brief Pfandbrief Rückscheinbrief Rundbrief Schnellbrief Schuldbrief Trauerbrief Derived terms de Briefbeschwerer<g:m> Briefkopf<g:m> brieflich Briefmarke Briefumschlag Briefträger Brieftasche Pfarrbrief Kettenbrief Himmelsbrief References de Further reading de de Post Hunsrik Pronunciation hrx /priːf/ Noun m Brief Briefche letter (written message) hrx Sie hod en Brief fun eere Schwesder kried. She received a letter from her sister. Derived terms hrx Briefkaste Brieftasch Further reading 28 Pennsylvania German Etymology Compare de Brief, nl brief, en brief. Noun pdc noun m plural Brief letter written message package