perbrevis

Latin

Etymology

per- +‎ brevis

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈper.bre.u̯is/, [ˈpɛrbreu̯ɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈper.bre.vis/, [ˈpɛrbrevis]

Adjective

perbrevis (neuter perbreve, adverb perbreviter); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. very small, little, small etc.

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	perbrevis	perbreve		perbrevēs	perbrevia
genitive	perbrevis			perbrevium
dative	perbrevī			perbrevibus
accusative	perbrevem	perbreve		perbrevēs perbrevīs	perbrevia
ablative	perbrevī			perbrevibus
vocative	perbrevis	perbreve		perbrevēs	perbrevia

Related terms

• amphibrevis
• bibrevis
• subbrevis
• tribrevis

References

• “perbrevis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “perbrevis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• perbrevis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.