adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
perbrevis
perbrevis (neuter perbreve, adverb perbreviter)
Classical[ˈpɛr.brɛ.wɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛr.bre.vis]
Meaning
- two terminationvery small, little, small etc.
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | perbrevis | perbrevis | perbreve |
| genitive | perbrevis | perbrevis | perbrevis |
| dative | perbrevī | perbrevī | perbrevī |
| accusative | perbrevem | perbrevem | perbreve |
| ablative | perbrevī | perbrevī | perbrevī |
| vocative | perbrevis | perbrevis | perbreve |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | perbrevēs | perbrevēs | perbrevia |
| genitive | perbrevium | perbrevium | perbrevium |
| dative | perbrevibus | perbrevibus | perbrevibus |
| accusative | perbrevīs perbrevēs | perbrevīs perbrevēs | perbrevia |
| ablative | perbrevibus | perbrevibus | perbrevibus |
| vocative | perbrevēs | perbrevēs | perbrevia |
per-brĕvis, e, adj.,
I. very short, very brief or concise:
orator perornatus et perbrevis, Cic. Brut. 43, 158: perbrevi tempore, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 9, § 22.—Separate: altera pars per mihi brevis videtur, id. Clu. 1, 2.—In abl.: perbrevi, adverbially, in a very short time, Cic. Fam. 6, 12, 3.—Adv.: perbrĕ-vĭter, very briefly, very concisely: quid sentiam, perbreviter exponam, Cic. de Or. 2, 58, 235 al.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
per-brevis e, adj.,
very short, brief, concise: orator: perbrevi tempore: altera pars per mihi brevis videtur.—Abl adv.: perbrevi, in a very short time.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *mreǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰusder. Proto-Italic *breɣʷis Latin brevis Latin perbrevis From per- + brevis.