"brev" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

See brev in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /breːʋ/ Forms: brevet [definite, singular], brev [indefinite, plural], brever [indefinite, plural], breva [definite, plural], brevene [definite, plural]
Rhymes: -eːʋ Etymology: From Old Norse bréf, from Latin breve scriptum. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|bréf}} Old Norse bréf, {{der|nb|la|breve scriptum}} Latin breve scriptum Head templates: {{nb-noun-n3}} brev n (definite singular brevet, indefinite plural brev or brever, definite plural breva or brevene)
  1. a letter (written note) Wikipedia link: no:brev Tags: neuter Derived forms: brevveksle, nyhetsbrev, tiggerbrev
    Sense id: en-brev-nb-noun-9w37LFZd Categories (other): Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 1 0 2 18 17 17 19 1 1 1 1

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "bréf"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse bréf",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "breve scriptum"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin breve scriptum",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse bréf, from Latin breve scriptum.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "brevet",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brev",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brever",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "breva",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brevene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "brev n (definite singular brevet, indefinite plural brev or brever, definite plural breva or brevene)",
      "name": "nb-noun-n3"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 7 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 1 0 2 18 17 17 19 1 1 1 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "brevveksle"
        },
        {
          "word": "nyhetsbrev"
        },
        {
          "word": "tiggerbrev"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a letter (written note)"
      ],
      "id": "en-brev-nb-noun-9w37LFZd",
      "links": [
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "no:brev"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/breːʋ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːʋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "brev"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 7 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "sv:Post"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "brevveksle"
    },
    {
      "word": "nyhetsbrev"
    },
    {
      "word": "tiggerbrev"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "bréf"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse bréf",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "breve scriptum"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin breve scriptum",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse bréf, from Latin breve scriptum.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "brevet",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brev",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brever",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "breva",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brevene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "brev n (definite singular brevet, indefinite plural brev or brever, definite plural breva or brevene)",
      "name": "nb-noun-n3"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header",
        "Norwegian Bokmål lemmas",
        "Norwegian Bokmål neuter nouns",
        "Norwegian Bokmål nouns",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Latin",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Pages with 7 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Norwegian Bokmål/eːʋ"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a letter (written note)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "no:brev"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/breːʋ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːʋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "brev"
}

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