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brille

See also: Brille, and brillé

English

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Brilles visible in the exuvia of head and neck of a large grass snake

Etymology

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From German Brille.

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Noun

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brille (plural brilles)

  1. A transparent scale that covers the eye of a snake and is periodically shed as part of the exuvia.

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Afrikaans

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Noun

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brille

  1. plural of bril

Asturian

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Verb

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brille

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of brillar
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of brillar

Central Franconian

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Etymology

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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

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brille

  1. (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

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Etymology

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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).

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Noun

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brille c (singular definite brillen, plural indefinite briller)

  1. glasses, spectacles

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Normally used in the plural form.

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French

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Verb

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brille

  1. inflection of briller:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Hunsrik

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Alternative forms

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  • prile (Wiesemann spelling system)

Etymology

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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

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Verb

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brille

  1. to cry

Inflection

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Regular
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.

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Irish

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Noun

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brille f

  1. Alternative form of breall (“clitoris”)

Mutation

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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.

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Italian

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Adjective

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brille f pl

  1. feminine plural of brillo

Latvian

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Noun

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brille f

  1. nominative singular of brilles (rarely used)

Norman

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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brille f (plural brilles)

  1. (Jersey) brill

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From German Low German brille.

Noun

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brille f or m (definite singular brilla or brillen, indefinite plural briller, definite plural brillene)

  1. glasses, spectacles

Usage notes

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Mostly used in the plural form.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From German Low German brille.

Noun

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brille f (definite singular brilla, indefinite plural briller, definite plural brillene)

  1. glasses, spectacles

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Mostly used in the plural form.

Derived terms

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Spanish

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Verb

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brille

  1. inflection of brillar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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