brylant

Polish

brylanty

Etymology

Borrowed from French brillant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɨ.lant/

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• Rhymes: -ɨlant
• Syllabification: bry‧lant

Noun

brylant m inan (diminutive brylancik, augmentative brylanciuch, related adjective brylantowy)

1. brilliant (finely cut gemstone, especially a diamond, cut in a particular form with numerous facets so as to maximize light return through the top (called "table") of the stone)

   Hypernym: diament

2. (figurative) person or object of value and deserving of high esteem

   Synonym: diament

Declension

Declension of brylant

	singular	plural
nominative	brylant	brylanty
genitive	brylantu	brylantów
dative	brylantowi	brylantom
accusative	brylant	brylanty
instrumental	brylantem	brylantami
locative	brylancie	brylantach
vocative	brylancie	brylanty

Derived terms

verbs

• brylantować impf

 

Related terms

adverbs

• brylantowo

 

Further reading

• brylant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• brylant in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• brylant in PWN's encyclopedia