brillant
See also: Brillant
Catalan
Adjective
brillant m or f (masculine and feminine plural brillants)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “brillant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /briljant/, [b̥ʁilˈjanˀd̥]
- IPA(key): /briliant/, [b̥ʁiliˈanˀd̥]
Noun
brillant c (singular definite brillanten, plural indefinite brillanter)
- brilliant (finely cut diamond)
Inflection
Declension of brillant
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
Inflection of brillant | |||
---|---|---|---|
Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte 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
Further reading
- “brillant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
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
Positive forms of brillant
Comparative forms of brillant
Superlative forms of brillant
Norman
Etymology
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