"brief" meaning in Dutch

See brief in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /brif/ Audio: Nl-brief.ogg Forms: brieven [plural], briefje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -if Etymology: From Middle Dutch brief, from Old Dutch [Term?], borrowed from Latin brevis (“short”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|brief}} Middle Dutch brief, {{inh|nl|odt}} Old Dutch [Term?], {{der|nl|la|brevis||short}} Latin brevis (“short”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-ven|briefje}} brief f (plural brieven, diminutive briefje n)
  1. letter (written message) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-brief-nl-noun-JbLk0dW0 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Derived forms: aanbevelingsbrief, aanbiedingsbrief, antraxbrief, bedelbrief, bombrief, borgbrief, boterbriefje, brandbrief, briefbom, briefenvelop, briefkaart, briefomslag, briefopener, brievenbus, doorbrieven, dreigbrief, kaperbrief, kogelbrief, liefdesbrief, miltvuurbrief, minnebrief, omzendbrief, overbrieven, poederbrief, rondbrieven, verzoekbrief

Inflected forms

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