brevi-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin brevi-.

Etymology: < classical Latin brevi-, combining form (in e.g. breviloquentia breviloquence n.) of brevis short, ultimately < the same Indo-European base as merry adj.

combining form of Latin brevis ‘short’, used as the first element of many modern scientific words: as breviped adj. and n.

Brit.

/ˈbrɛvᵻpɛd/

U.S.

/ˈbrɛvəˌpɛd/

[after post-classical Latin brevipes (1602 or earlier)] (a) adj. having short feet (or legs); (b) n. Ornithology a short-legged bird. brevipen n.

Brit.

/ˈbrɛvᵻpɛn/

U.S.

/ˈbrɛvəˌpɛn/

[after French brevipennes, plural (1802 or earlier)] Ornithology a short-winged bird. brevipennate adj.

Brit.

/ˌbrɛvᵻˈpɛnət/

/ˌbrɛvᵻˈpɛneɪt/

U.S.

/ˌbrɛvəˈpɛnət/

/ˌbrɛvəˈpɛˌneɪt/

[after scientific Latin brevipennati, plural (1814 or earlier) , brevipennatae, plural (1817 or earlier)] short-winged. brevirostrate adj.

Brit.

/ˌbrɛvᵻˈrɒstrət/

/ˌbrɛvᵻˈrɒstreɪt/

U.S.

/ˌbrɛvəˈrɔˌstreɪt/

/ˌbrɛvəˈrɑˌstreɪt/

[after scientific Latin brevirostrata (1813 or earlier)] having a short bill or beak.

ΚΠ

1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. I 134 Carapax broad..brevirostrate.

1880 Libr. Universal Knowl. III. 40 Brevipennes, or Brevipennates, a term for such birds as the ostrich, cassowary..and others having very short wings.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	brevi-
释义	brevi-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin brevi-. Etymology: < classical Latin brevi-, combining form (in e.g. breviloquentia breviloquence n.) of brevis short, ultimately < the same Indo-European base as merry adj. combining form of Latin brevis ‘short’, used as the first element of many modern scientific words: as breviped adj. and n. Brit. /ˈbrɛvᵻpɛd/ , U.S. /ˈbrɛvəˌpɛd/ [after post-classical Latin brevipes (1602 or earlier)] (a) adj. having short feet (or legs); (b) n. Ornithology a short-legged bird. brevipen n. Brit. /ˈbrɛvᵻpɛn/ , U.S. /ˈbrɛvəˌpɛn/ [after French brevipennes, plural (1802 or earlier)] Ornithology a short-winged bird. brevipennate adj. Brit. /ˌbrɛvᵻˈpɛnət/ , /ˌbrɛvᵻˈpɛneɪt/ , U.S. /ˌbrɛvəˈpɛnət/ , /ˌbrɛvəˈpɛˌneɪt/ [after scientific Latin brevipennati, plural (1814 or earlier) , brevipennatae, plural (1817 or earlier)] short-winged. brevirostrate adj. Brit. /ˌbrɛvᵻˈrɒstrət/ , /ˌbrɛvᵻˈrɒstreɪt/ , U.S. /ˌbrɛvəˈrɔˌstreɪt/ , /ˌbrɛvəˈrɑˌstreɪt/ [after scientific Latin brevirostrata (1813 or earlier)] having a short bill or beak. ΚΠ 1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. I 134 Carapax broad..brevirostrate. 1880 Libr. Universal Knowl. III. 40 Brevipennes, or Brevipennates, a term for such birds as the ostrich, cassowary..and others having very short wings. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < comb. form1852
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