Noun: Brief
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:
Nominative
Indefinite
| Singular | ein Brief |
| Plural | Briefe |
Definite
| Singular | der Brief |
| Plural | die Briefe |
Genitive
Indefinite
| Singular | eines Briefes; Briefs |
| Plural | Briefe |
Definite
| Singular | des Briefes; Briefs |
| Plural | der Briefe |
Dative
Indefinite
| Singular | einem Brief; Briefe |
| Plural | Briefen |
Definite
| Singular | dem Brief; Briefe |
| Plural | den Briefen |
Accusative
Indefinite
| Singular | einen Brief |
| Plural | Briefe |
Definite
| Singular | den Brief |
| Plural | die Briefe |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like Brief
Kopiergerät,
Betriebswirt,
Einzelbetrieb,
Acker-Schachtelhalm,
Schmuckstein,
Schmuckstück,
Mundstück,
Antiquariat,
Türgriff,
Walross-Elfenbein,
Baustoff,
Baustein,
Dezernat,
Kohlenwasserstoff,
Gussteil,
Drehort,
Dreieck,
Gitarrenspiel,
Folgejahr,
Schigebiet, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Middle High German brief, from Old High German briaf, which is borrowed from Latin breve, a neuter form of brevis (“short”). Cognates include Middle Dutch brief, Dutch brief, Old Norse bréf, Old Saxon brēf (all of them borrowed from Latin) and English brief. See: Latin Nouns '
breve', Dutch Nouns '
brief', English Nouns '
brief'.
Verbs referencing "Brief"
Icelandic Nouns
bréf, Danish Nouns
brev, Latvian Nouns
vēstule, Romanian Nouns
brif.
Translations