brilles
English
Noun
brilles
- plural of brille
Anagrams
Asturian
Verb
brilles
- second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of brillar
Catalan
Verb
brilles
- second-person singular present indicative of brillar
French
Verb
brilles
- second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of briller
Latvian
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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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
- eye protective device similar in shape to spectacles
- motociklista brilles ― motorcycle glasses, goggles
Usage notes
There is a singular form brille, only sporadically attested.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | brilles |
| genitive | — | briļļu |
| dative | — | brillēm |
| accusative | — | brilles |
| instrumental | — | brillēm |
| locative | — | brillēs |
| vocative | — | brilles |
Derived terms
See also
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “brilles”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary][1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
Spanish
Verb
brilles
- second-person singular present subjunctive of brillar