overwordExplorer
PORTUGUESE · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

breve.

brief, short

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈbɾɛ.vi/Brazil/ˈbɾɛ.vɨ/Portugal/ˈbɾɛ.bɨ/Northern, Portugal[ˈbɾɛ.βɨ]Northern, Portugal

  1. brief, short

    feminine · masculine

  2. summarized

    feminine · masculine

  3. minute (very small)

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Probably a borrowing from Latin brevis (“short”) (compare Spanish breve, where *brieve would be expected if the term were inherited), from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus.

noun/ˈbɾɛ.vi/Brazil/ˈbɾɛ.vɨ/Portugal/ˈbɾɛ.bɨ/Northern, Portugal[ˈbɾɛ.βɨ]Northern, Portugal

  1. a double whole note (US) or breve (UK)

    feminine

  2. a syllable or vowel that is quickly pronounced

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Probably a borrowing from Latin brevis (“short”) (compare Spanish breve, where *brieve would be expected if the term were inherited), from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus.

noun/ˈbɾɛ.vi/Brazil/ˈbɾɛ.vɨ/Portugal/ˈbɾɛ.bɨ/Northern, Portugal[ˈbɾɛ.βɨ]Northern, Portugal

  1. a Papal brief

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Probably a borrowing from Latin brevis (“short”) (compare Spanish breve, where *brieve would be expected if the term were inherited), from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

breve has 5 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

breve studiobreve workshello, breve

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.