brillant
Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
brillant m or f (masculine and feminine plural brillants)
Derived terms
Verb
brillant
- gerund of brillar
Further reading
- “brillant”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Danish
Etymology
From French brillant, from the past participle of briller (“to shine, glow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /briljant/, [b̥ʁilˈjanˀd̥]
- IPA(key): /briliant/, [b̥ʁiliˈanˀd̥]
Noun
brillant c (singular definite brillanten, plural indefinite brillanter)
- brilliant (finely cut diamond)
Inflection
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | brillant | brillanten | brillanter | brillanterne |
| genitive | brillants | brillantens | brillanters | brillanternes |
Adjective
brillant
- (rare) brilliant (shining brightly)
- brilliant (surpassing excellence)
- brilliant (magnificent or wonderful)
- Synonyms: fremragende, strålende
Inflection
| positive | comparative | superlative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite common singular | brillant | — | —2 |
| indefinite neuter singular | brillant | — | —2 |
| plural | brillante | — | —2 |
| definite attributive1 | brillante | — | — |
1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
Further reading
- brillant on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
- Brillant (ædelsten) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
French
Etymology
Present participle of briller (“to shine”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʁi.jɑ̃/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -jɑ̃
Adjective
brillant (feminine brillante, masculine plural brillants, feminine plural brillantes)
Derived terms
Descendants
Participle
brillant
- present participle of briller
Further reading
- “brillant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Etymology
Borrowed from French brillant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brɪlˈjant/
Audio: (file)
Adjective
brillant (strong nominative masculine singular brillanter, comparative brillanter, superlative am brillantesten)
Usage notes
- Generally implies a very extraordinary degree of cleverness or skill, being even stronger than genial or fantastisch. Thus used more reluctantly than in American English and much more reluctantly than in British English.
Declension
Further reading
Maltese
Alternative forms
- birlant (dialectal)
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian brillante.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brɪlˈlant/
Noun
brillant m (plural brillanti)
- brilliant (cut gemstone)
Related terms
Norman
Etymology
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Adjective
brillant m