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vowel
English
Etymology
Borrowed into Middle English from Old French vouel (French voyelle), from Latin v?c?lis (“voiced”), a semantic loan of Koine Greek ?????? (ph?nêen). Doublet of vocal.
Pronunciation
- enPR: vou??l, IPA(key): /?va?.?l/
- (also) enPR: voul, IPA(key): /va?l/
- Rhymes: -a??l, -a?l
Noun
vowel (plural vowels)
- (phonetics) A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable.
- (orthography) A letter representing the sound of vowel; in English, the vowels are a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y.
Antonyms
- (sound): consonant
- (letter): consonant
Derived terms
Related terms
- vocalic
- consonant
- liquid
See also
- vocalization
Placing of an element:
- prevocalic (occurring before a vowel)
- intervocalic (occurring between vowels)
- postvocalic (occurring after a vowel)
Types of vowels (phonetics):
- front, central, back
- rounded, unrounded
- close, near-close, close-mid, mid, open-mid, near-open, open
Translations
Verb
vowel (third-person singular simple present vowels, present participle vowelling or (US) voweling, simple past and past participle vowelled or (US) voweled)
- (linguistics) To add vowel points to a consonantal script (e.g. niqqud in Hebrew or harakat in Arabic)
Translations
Synonyms
- vowelize
- vocalize
Anagrams
- wolve
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breve
English
Etymology
From Middle English breve, variant of bref, from Old French brieve, breve (feminine form of brief, bref), from Latin brevis (“short”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?i?v/, /b??v/
- Rhymes: -i?v, -?v
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.
- (law) Any writ or precept under seal, issued out of any court.
- (zoology) A pitta, all of which have more or less short tails.
Related terms
Translations
See also
- half note
- longa
- whole note
Further reading
- breve on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Bever, bever
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bre?v?/, [?b??e?v?], [?b??e?w?]
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(key): /?bre?.v?/
- Hyphenation: bre?ve
- Rhymes: -e?v?
Noun
breve f (plural breves, diminutive brevetje n)
- (orthography) breve
Anagrams
- bever
Interlingua
Adjective
breve (comparative plus breve, superlative le plus breve)
- short
Italian
Etymology 1
From Latin brevis (“short”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?br?.ve/
- Rhymes: -?ve
- Hyphenation: brè?ve
Adjective
breve (plural brevi)
- brief, short
- Synonym: corto
- Antonym: lungo
- (literary) narrow
- Synonyms: angusto, stretto
- Antonyms: ampio, largo
- (prosody) short
Derived terms
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
From Medieval Latin breve, from Latin brevis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?br?.ve/
- Rhymes: -?ve
- 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 main entry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?bre.ve/
- Rhymes: -eve
- Hyphenation: bré?ve
Noun
breve f pl
- plural of breva
References
- breve1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- breve2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Adjective
breve
- nominative neuter singular of brevis
- accusative neuter singular of brevis
- vocative neuter singular of brevis
Middle English
Adjective
breve
- Alternative form of bref
Noun
breve
- Alternative form of bref
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin brevis (“short”), from Proto-Indo-European *mré??us.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /?b??.v?/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?b??.vi/, [?b??.v?]
- Hyphenation: bre?ve
Adjective
breve m or f (plural breves, comparable)
- 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
From Latin brevis (“short”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b?ebe/, [?b?e.??e]
Adjective
breve (plural breves) (superlative brevísimo)
- brief, short
- Synonym: corto
- Antonym: largo
Derived terms
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