Brillant

See also: brillant

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁɪlˈjant/

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from French brillant.

Noun

Brillant m (weak, genitive Brillanten, plural Brillanten)

1. (diamond) brilliant

Declension

Declension of Brillant [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Brillant	die	Brillanten
genitive	eines	des	Brillanten	der	Brillanten
dative	einem	dem	Brillanten	den	Brillanten
accusative	einen	den	Brillanten	die	Brillanten

Derived terms

• brillanten

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English brilliant (“4-point type”).

Noun

Brillant f (genitive Brillant, no plural)

1. (uncountable, printing, dated) A small size of type, standardized as 3 point.

   Synonym: Viertelcicero

Declension

Declension of Brillant [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Brillant
genitive	einer	der	Brillant
dative	einer	der	Brillant
accusative	eine	die	Brillant

Further reading

• “Brillant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Brillant (Diamant)” in Duden online