English

Noun

brilles

1. plural of brille

Asturian

Verb

brilles

1. second-person singular present indicative of brillar
2. second-person singular present subjunctive of brillar

Catalan

Verb

brilles

1. second-person singular present indicative form of brillar

French

Verb

brilles

1. second-person singular present indicative of briller
2. second-person singular present subjunctive of briller

Latvian

Brilles

Etymology

A borrowing 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]

Noun

brilles f (5th declension)

1. glasses, eyeglasses, spectacles (sight-correcting glasses mounted on a frame)

   brilles ietvars‎ ― spectacles frame

   uzlikt, valkāt brilles‎ ― to put on, to wear glasses

2. eye protective device similar in shape to spectacles

   motociklista brilles‎ ― motorcycle glasses, goggles

Declension

Usage notes

There is a singular form brille, only sporadically attested.

Derived terms

• saulesbrilles, saules brilles

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “brilles”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7

Spanish

Verb

brilles

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) present subjunctive form of brillar.