brevio

See also: breviò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɛ.vjo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛvjo
  • Hyphenation: brè‧vio

Etymology 1

Borrowed from New Latin brevium, derived from Classical Latin brevis (short), due to its short half-life.

Noun

brevio m (uncountable)

  1. (nuclear physics) brevium

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

brevio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of breviare

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From brevis (short; brief) +‎ .

Pronunciation

Verb

breviō (present infinitive breviāre, perfect active breviāvī, supine breviātum); first conjugation

  1. to shorten, abbreviate, abridge (especially speech or writing)

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  • brevio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • brevio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.