brev

short

Latin · brevis

Brev comes from Latin brevis, short. Brief and brevity mean short; abbreviate makes a word shorter; a breve is a short mark or musical note, and a breviary is a short prayer book.

Memory trick

Brev-ity: brevity is the soul of wit; brev means short.

Words from this root

abbreviate (ab + brev + iate) — to shorten a word or textसंक्षिप्त करना
abbreviation (ab + brev + iation) — shortened form of a wordसंक्षिप्त रूप
brevity (brev + ity) — shortness, especially of speechसंक्षिप्तता
breve (brev + e) — short mark over a vowel; long noteस्वर पर छोटा चिह्न; लंबा सुर
brevet (brev + et) — short official document of rankपद का संक्षिप्त सरकारी प्रमाण
breviary (brev + iary) — short book of daily prayersदैनिक प्रार्थनाओं की छोटी पुस्तक
semibreve (semi + breve) — musical whole noteसंगीत का पूरा सुर