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
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