Brille
German
Etymology
From Middle High German brille, berille, from Middle High German berillus (“beryll”), from Latin beryllus (“beryll”). Compare dialectal English brills (“spectacles”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbʁɪlə/
- (Austria)
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Noun
Brille f (genitive Brille, plural Brillen)
- (pair of) glasses, spectacles (frames bearing two lenses worn in front of the eyes to correct vision)
- 1919, Walther Kabel, Irrende Seelen, Werner Dietsch Verlag, page 42:
- In einer Seitenstraße kaufte ich mir bei einem Optiker eine billige, blaue Brille und setzte sie sofort auf.
- In a side street, I bought a cheap, blue pair of glasses at an optician and immediately put them on.
- In einer Seitenstraße kaufte ich mir bei einem Optiker eine billige, blaue Brille und setzte sie sofort auf.
- 1919, Walther Kabel, Irrende Seelen, Werner Dietsch Verlag, page 42:
- (pair of) goggles (protective eyewear set in a flexible frame to fit snugly against the face)
- (toilet) seat (hinged, contoured seat with a hole in the middle, of a toilet)
Declension
Derived terms
Derived terms
- Lesebrille
- WC-Brille
Pennsylvania German
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