brevi-

• brev-

Derived from Latin brevis (“short”). Doublet of brie- (bri-).

• enPR: brĕv′ĭ-, brĕv′ə-
• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada, Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˌbɹɛv.ɪ-/, /ˌbɹɛv.ə-/
• (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˌbɹev.ə-/

  (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌbɹev.ɪ-/

• (India) IPA^(key): /ˌbɾɛv.ɪ-/, /ˌbɾɛv.i-/
• Hyphenation: brev‧i-

brevi-

1. (anatomy, zoology) Short.

• “brevi-, brev- [brie-, bri-]”, in A Cross Reference of Latin and Greek Elements‎^[1], 31 August 2025 (last accessed), archived from the original on 4 May 2010

• “brevi-”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

From brevis (“short”). Compare Ancient Greek βρᾰχῠ́ς (brăkhŭ́s).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [brɛ.wɪ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [bre.vi]
• Hyphenation: bre‧vi-

brevi-

1. combining form of brevis (“short”)

   ‎brevi- + ‎tarsus + ‎-is → ‎brevitarsis