brillant

See also: Brillant

Catalan

Pronunciation

Adjective

brillant (masculine and feminine plural brillants)

  1. bright, shiny
  2. brilliant, excellent

Derived terms

Verb

brillant

  1. present participle of brillar

Further reading


Danish

Etymology

From French brillant, from the past participle of briller (to shine, glow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /briljant/, [b̥ʁilˈjanˀd̥] or IPA(key): /briliant/, [b̥ʁiliˈanˀd̥]

Noun

brillant c (singular definite brillanten, plural indefinite brillanter)

  1. brilliant (finely cut diamond)

Inflection

Adjective

brillant

  1. (rare) brilliant (shining brightly)
  2. brilliant (surpassing excellence)
  3. brilliant (magnificent or wonderful)

Inflection

Inflection of brillant
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular brillant 2
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.

Synonyms

Further reading


French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʁi.jɑ̃/
  • (file)

Adjective

brillant (feminine singular brillante, masculine plural brillants, feminine plural brillantes)

  1. shining; shiny

Verb

brillant

  1. present participle of briller

Further reading


German

Etymology

From French brillant

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brɪlˈjant/
  • (file)

Adjective

brillant (comparative brillanter, superlative am brillantesten)

  1. brilliant

Declension

Further reading


Norman

Adjective

brillant m

  1. (Jersey) brilliant
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