brillor
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German brill, brille (cognate of German Brille), from Latin bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos). Doublet of beryll and briljant.
Noun
brillor c pl
- (colloquial) glasses, spectacles
- Synonym: glasögon
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — | |
| plural | indefinite | brillor | brillors |
| definite | brillorna | brillornas |
Derived terms
- hornbrillor
- snöbrillor
- solbrillor
References
- brillor in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- brillor in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- brillor in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922).