brilles
English
Noun
brilles
- plural of brille
Anagrams
Asturian
Verb
brilles
- second-person singular present indicative of brillar
- second-person singular present subjunctive of brillar
Catalan
Verb
brilles
- second-person singular present indicative form of brillar
French
Verb
brilles
- second-person singular present indicative of briller
- second-person singular present subjunctive of briller
Latvian
Brilles
Etymology
Borrowed from German Brille (probably from Middle Low German), ultimately from beryllium (< Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos)), the material from which the first modern glasses were made.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bɾīllɛs]
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Audio (file)
Noun
brilles f (5th declension)
- glasses, eyeglasses, spectacles (sight-correcting glasses mounted on a frame)
- brilles ietvars ― spectacles frame
- uzlikt, valkāt brilles ― to put on, to wear glasses
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- eye protective device similar in shape to spectacles
- motociklista brilles ― motorcycle glasses, goggles
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Usage notes
There is a singular form brille, only sporadically attested.
Declension
Declension of brilles (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | — | brilles |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | — | brilles |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | — | briļļu |
| dative (datīvs) | — | brillēm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | — | brillēm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | — | brillēs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | brilles |
Derived terms
References
- ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “brilles”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
Spanish
Verb
brilles
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