breva

Galician

brevas

Alternative forms

• bévera, bévora

Etymology

From Latin bifera, feminine form of bifer (“flowering or fruiting twice each year”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾeba/ [ˈbɾe.β̞ɐ]
• Rhymes: -eba
• Hyphenation: bre‧va

Noun

breva f (plural brevas)

1. each one of the first figs of the fig tree which fruits twice each year

   Synonym: bévera

Coordinate terms

• figo

Derived terms

• breveira

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “breva”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “breva”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “bévera”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Italian

Etymology

Probably akin to brivido (“shiver”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbre.va/
• Rhymes: -eva
• Hyphenation: bré‧va

Noun

breva f (plural breve)

1. (northern Italy) a wind that blows from the lakes of Como and Lugano towards the mountains

Further reading

• breva in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• brave

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• brevene

Noun

breva n

1. definite plural of brev

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

breva n

1. definite plural of brev

Spanish

breva

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish bebra, from Latin bifera, feminine form of bifer (“flowering or fruiting twice each year”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾeba/ [ˈbɾe.β̞a]
• Rhymes: -eba
• Syllabification: bre‧va

Noun

breva f (plural brevas)

1. black fig, breba (first fruit of the fig tree)
   • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 250:

     Soñar con uvas negras o brevas es presagio de luto próximo.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (Spain, colloquial) titty; jug; knocker (breast)

Derived terms

• de higos a brevas

 

See also

• no caerá esa breva
• higo m (second fruit)

Further reading

• “breva”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swedish

Etymology

brev (“letter; (internet slang) post”) +‎ -a

Verb

breva (present brevar, preterite brevade, supine brevat, imperative breva)

1. (Internet slang, 4chan) to post (on an internet forum)

   Synonym: posta

Usage notes

Common on the /int/ - International board on 4chan.

Conjugation

Conjugation of breva (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	breva		brevas
Supine	brevat		brevats
Imperative	breva		—
Imper. plural1	breven		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	brevar	brevade	brevas	brevades
Ind. plural1	breva	brevade	brevas	brevades
Subjunctive2	breve	brevade	breves	brevades
	Participles
Present participle	brevande
Past participle	brevad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• brev (“post”)
• brevare (“poster”)