brille
English
![](Images/wiktionary/Brilles_in_exuvia_of_head_and_neck_of_Natrix.png.webp)
Etymology
From German Brille.
Noun
brille (plural brilles)
- A transparent scale that covers the eye of a snake. Whenever the snake changes its skin in the act of ecdysis, the old brille gets shed as part of the old skin, the exuvia.
Synonyms
- eyecap
- spectacle
Anagrams
- Biller, biller, rebill
Afrikaans
Noun
brille
- plural of bril
Asturian
Verb
brille
- first-person singular present subjunctive of brillar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of brillar
Central Franconian
Etymology
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
brille
- (Moselle Franconian / Hunsrückisch) to cry
- 1874, Peter Joseph Rottmann, Gedichte in Hunsrücker Mundart, p. 4:
- Tobich Mensch! watt brauchste so se brille? / ’diß nau ähmol annerscht nitt mei Wille, / Unn eich honn Der’t jo schunn lang gesaht:
- 1874, Peter Joseph Rottmann, Gedichte in Hunsrücker Mundart, p. 4:
Danish
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): [ˈb̥ʁɛlə]
Noun
brille c (singular definite brillen, plural indefinite briller)
- glasses, spectacles
Usage notes
Normally used in the plural form.
Derived terms
- brilleabe
- brilleglas
- solbrille
- svømmebrille
References
- “brille” in Den Danske Ordbog
French
Verb
brille
- inflection of briller:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Hunsrik
Alternative forms
- prile (Wiesemann spelling system)
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ˈprilə/
Verb
brille
- to cry
Inflection
infinitive | brille | |
---|---|---|
past participle | gebrilld | |
auxiliary | hon | |
present tense | ||
1st person singular | brille | |
2nd person singular | brillst | |
3rd person singular | brilld | |
1st person plural | brille | |
2nd person plural | brilld | |
3rd person plural | brille | |
imperative | ||
2nd person singular | brill | |
2nd person plural | brilld | |
Synonyms
- (to weep): kreische
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Irish
Noun
brille f
- Alternative form of breall (“clitoris”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
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
- Entries containing “brille” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Italian
Adjective
brille f pl
- feminine plural of brillo
Latvian
Noun
brille f
- nominative singular form of brilles (rarely used)
Norman
Etymology
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Noun
brille f (plural brilles)
- (Jersey) brill
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From German Low German brille.
Noun
brille f or m (definite singular brilla or brillen, indefinite plural briller, definite plural brillene)
- glasses, spectacles
Usage notes
Mostly used in the plural form.
Derived terms
- snøbrille
- solbrille
- svømmebrille
- vernebrille
References
- “brille” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From German Low German brille.
Noun
brille f (definite singular brilla, indefinite plural briller, definite plural brillene)
- glasses, spectacles
Usage notes
Mostly used in the plural form.
Derived terms
- snøbrille
- solbrille
- vernebrille
References
- “brille” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Spanish
Verb
brille
- inflection of brillar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative