briljera

Swedish

Etymology

From French briller, from Italian brillare. Italian term arguably from Vulgar Latin berillare. Likely from Latin bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos). Compare origin of briljant, brillor, beryll.

Verb

briljera (present briljerar, preterite briljerade, supine briljerat, imperative briljera)

  1. shine, excel
    Synonym: glänsa
  2. flaunt, show off
    Synonym: pråla

Conjugation

Conjugation of briljera (weak)
active passive
infinitive briljera briljeras
supine briljerat briljerats
imperative briljera —
imper. plural1 briljeren —
present past present past
indicative briljerar briljerade briljeras briljerades
ind. plural1 briljera briljerade briljeras briljerades
subjunctive2 briljere briljerade briljeres briljerades
present participle briljerande
past participle —

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Descendants

  • → Finnish: briljeerata

References

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