"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, {{m|la|brevis||short}} brevis (“short”), {{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, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 49 51
  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, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 49 51

Noun [Kashubian]

IPA: /ˈbrifka/
Etymology: Borrowed from German Briefträger + -ka. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|csb|de|Briefträger|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} German Briefträger, {{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
    Sense id: en-brifka-csb-noun-BF3et~Yx Categories (other): Kashubian entries with incorrect language header, Kashubian terms suffixed with -ka

Inflected forms

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