brillare
See also: brillaré
Asturian
Verb
brillare
- inflection of brillar:
- first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative
- first/third-person singular imperfect preterite subjunctive
Italian
Etymology
Probably from an older *brillo, from Latin beryllus, berillus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos), or through a Vulgar Latin root *b(e)rillāre. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brilˈla.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: bril‧là‧re
Verb
brillàre (first-person singular present brìllo, first-person singular past historic brillài, past participle brillàto, auxiliary avére)
- (intransitive) to shine, to glisten, to sparkle or twinkle
- (intransitive) to go off or explode
- (transitive) to set off or explode
- (transitive) to husk (rice)
Conjugation
Conjugation of brillàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Synonyms
Related terms
Descendants
- → Asturian: brillar
- → Catalan: brillar
- → French: briller
- → Maltese: bbrilla
- → Portuguese: brilhar
- → Spanish: brillar
Anagrams
Spanish
Verb
brillare
- first/third-person singular future subjunctive of brillar