brevis: all forms
brevis means “short, brief; small, narrow; (brevi) shortly, in a short time”. Below is its full declension in Latin.
Positive
Positive, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | breve | brevis |
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| Genitive | | brevis |
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| Dative | | brevi |
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| Accusative | breve | brevem |
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| Ablative | | brevi · breve |
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| Vocative | breve | brevis |
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Positive, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | brevia | breves |
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| Genitive | | brevium · brevum |
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| Dative | | brevibus |
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| Accusative | brevia | breves · brevis |
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| Ablative | | brevibus |
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| Vocative | brevia | breves |
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Comparative
Comparative, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | brevius | brevior |
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| Genitive | brevioris | brevioris |
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| Dative | | breviori |
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| Accusative | brevius | breviorem |
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| Ablative | | breviore · breviori |
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| Vocative | brevius | brevior |
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Comparative, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | breviora | breviores |
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| Genitive | | breviorum |
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| Dative | | brevioribus |
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| Accusative | breviora | breviores |
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| Ablative | | brevioribus |
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| Vocative | breviora | breviores |
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Superlative
Superlative, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | brevissimus | brevissima | brevissimum | |
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| Genitive | brevissimi | brevissimae | brevissimi | |
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| Dative | brevissimo | brevissimae | brevissimo | |
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| Accusative | brevissimum | brevissimam | brevissimum | |
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| Ablative | brevissimo | brevissima | brevissimo | |
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| Vocative | brevissime | brevissima | brevissimum | |
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Superlative, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | brevissimi | brevissimae | brevissima | |
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| Genitive | brevissimorum | brevissimarum | brevissimorum | |
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| Dative | | | | brevissimis |
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| Accusative | brevissimos | brevissimas | brevissima | |
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| Ablative | | | | brevissimis |
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| Vocative | brevissimi | brevissimae | brevissima | |
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Meaning and examples of brevis
Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.