"brifka" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: brifkas [plural]
Etymology: Yiddish בריווקע (brivke, “little letter”), a diminutive of Yiddish בריוו (briv), meaning a (postal) letter. Brifka is thus a "little letter". In turn derived from Old High German briaf, which is borrowed from Latin breve, a neuter form of Latin brevis (“short”). Cognates include Middle Dutch, Middle High German brief, and Dutch brief, Old Norse bréf, Old Saxon brēf (all of them borrowed from Latin) and English brief. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yi|בריווקע|t=little letter}} Yiddish בריווקע (brivke, “little letter”), {{bor|en|yi|בריוו}} Yiddish בריוו (briv), {{der|en|goh|briaf}} Old High German briaf, {{der|en|la|breve}} Latin breve, {{cog|dum|-}} Middle Dutch, {{cog|gmh|brief}} Middle High German brief, {{cog|nl|brief}} Dutch brief, {{cog|non|bréf}} Old Norse bréf, {{cog|osx|brēf}} Old Saxon brēf, {{cog|en|brief}} English brief Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} brifka (countable and uncountable, plural brifkas)
  1. a small folding envelope used for keeping diamonds or other gemstones in Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-brifka-en-noun-mbS-nGik Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
  2. by extension a gem envelope including its contents Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-brifka-en-noun-vAXprk9P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53

Noun [Kashubian]

IPA: /ˈbrif.ka/
Rhymes: -ifka Etymology: Borrowed from German Briefträger + -ka. Etymology templates: {{bor+|csb|de|Briefträger}} Borrowed from German Briefträger, {{af|csb|-ka}} -ka Head templates: {{csb-noun|f}} brifka f
  1. postman Tags: feminine Synonyms: lëstowi, lëstownik, brifkôcz

Inflected forms

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