brille
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
brille (plural brilles)
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Afrikaans edit
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brille
Asturian edit
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brille
Central Franconian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German brüelen, ultimately imitative. Cognate with German brüllen. Other languages that share the same verb and have the same meaning ("to cry") are Alemannic German brüele and Hunsrik brille.
Verb edit
brille
- (Moselle Franconian / Hunsrückisch) to cry
- 1874, Peter Joseph Rottmann, Gedichte in Hunsrücker Mundart, page 4:
- Tobich Mensch! watt brauchste so se brille? / ’diß nau ähmol annerscht nitt mei Wille, / Unn eich honn Der’t jo schunn lang gesaht:
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Brille (from Middle High German berille) and German Low German brille (from Middle Low German barille, berille), both meaning "glasses" and ultimately from Latin bērillus, bēryllus (“beryl”), from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos), from Prakrit (compare Sanskrit वैडूर्य (vaiḍūrya)).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
brille c (singular definite brillen, plural indefinite briller)
Usage notes edit
Normally used in the plural form.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “brille” in Den Danske Ordbog
French edit
Verb edit
brille
- inflection of briller:
Hunsrik edit
Alternative forms edit
- prile (Wiesemann spelling system)
Etymology edit
From Middle High German brüelen, ultimately imitative. Cognate with German brüllen. Other languages that share the same verb and have the same meaning ("to cry") are Alemannic German brüele and Central Franconian brille.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
brille
- to cry
Inflection edit
Regular | ||
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infinitive | brille | |
participle | gebrilld | |
auxiliary | hon | |
present indicative |
imperative | |
ich | brille | — |
du | brillst | brill |
er/sie/es | brilld | — |
meer | brille | — |
deer | brilld | brilld |
sie | brille | — |
The use of the present participle is uncommon, but can be made with the suffix -end. |
Synonyms edit
- (to weep): kreische
Further reading edit
Irish edit
Noun edit
brille f
- Alternative form of breall (“clitoris”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
brille | bhrille | mbrille |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Entries containing “brille” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Italian edit
Adjective edit
brille f pl
Latvian edit
Noun edit
brille f
- nominative singular of brilles (rarely used)
Norman edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
brille f (plural brilles)
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From German Low German brille.
Noun edit
brille f or m (definite singular brilla or brillen, indefinite plural briller, definite plural brillene)
Usage notes edit
Mostly used in the plural form.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “brille” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From German Low German brille.
Noun edit
brille f (definite singular brilla, indefinite plural briller, definite plural brillene)
Usage notes edit
Mostly used in the plural form.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “brille” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Spanish edit
Verb edit
brille
- inflection of brillar: