breviary

breviary

English

WOTD – 1 March 2009

Etymology

From Latin breviārium (“summary”) (compare abbreviation), ultimately from brevis (“short”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɛv.ɪ.əɹ.i/, /ˈbɹiː.vɪ.əɹ.i/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɛv.i.ɛɹ.i/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹiː.və.ɹi/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

breviary (plural breviaries)

1. A book containing prayers, hymns, and so on for everyday use at the canonical hours.
2. (obsolete) A brief statement or summary.

Translations

a book containing prayers and hymns

Armenian: ծիսարան (hy) (cisaran) Belarusian: брэвіярый m (brevijaryj) Czech: breviář (cs) m Danish: breviar Dutch: brevier (nl) n Finnish: rukouskirja (fi) French: bréviaire (fr) m German: Brevier (de) n Hungarian: breviárium (hu) Italian: breviario (it) m

Latvian: breviārs (lv) Polish: brewiarz (pl) m Portuguese: breviário (pt) m Romanian: breviar (ro) n Russian: тре́бник (ru) m (trébnik),(Roman Catholic) бревиа́рий (ru) m (breviárij) Serbo-Croatian: časoslov (sh) m, молитвеник m (molitvenik) Slovak: breviár (sk) m Spanish: breviario (es) m Ukrainian: бревіарій m (brevìarìj)