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Brillant
Brillant
See also: brillant
German
Noun
Brillant m (genitive Brillanten, plural Brillanten)
- (diamond) brilliant
Declension
Declension of Brillant
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Brillant | die | Brillanten |
| genitive | eines | des | Brillanten | der | Brillanten |
| dative | einem | dem | Brillanten | den | Brillanten |
| accusative | einen | den | Brillanten | die | Brillanten |
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From English brilliant (“4-point type”)
Noun
Brillant
Synonyms
- Viertelcicero
brillant
brillant
See also: Brillant
Catalan
Adjective
brillant m, f (masculine and feminine plural brillants)
Derived terms
- brillantment
- brillantor
Verb
brillant
- present participle of brillar
External links
- “brillant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Danish
Etymology
From French brillant, from the past participle of briller (“to shine, glow”).
Pronunciation
Noun
brillant c (singular definite brillanten, plural indefinite brillanter)
- brilliant (finely cut diamond)
Inflection
Inflection 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)
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
- (magnificent or wonderful): fremragende, strålende
French
Pronunciation
Adjective
brillant m (feminine singular brillante, masculine plural brillants, feminine plural brillantes)
Verb
brillant
- present participle of briller
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brɪlˈjant/
Adjective
brillant (comparative brillanter, superlative am brillantesten)
Declension
Positive forms of brillant
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist brillant | sie ist brillant | es ist brillant | sie sind brillant | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | brillanter | brillante | brillantes | brillante |
| genitive | brillanten | brillanter | brillanten | brillanter | |
| dative | brillantem | brillanter | brillantem | brillanten | |
| accusative | brillanten | brillante | brillantes | brillante | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der brillante | die brillante | das brillante | die brillanten |
| genitive | des brillanten | der brillanten | des brillanten | der brillanten | |
| dative | dem brillanten | der brillanten | dem brillanten | den brillanten | |
| accusative | den brillanten | die brillante | das brillante | die brillanten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein brillanter | eine brillante | ein brillantes | (keine) brillanten |
| genitive | eines brillanten | einer brillanten | eines brillanten | (keiner) brillanten | |
| dative | einem brillanten | einer brillanten | einem brillanten | (keinen) brillanten | |
| accusative | einen brillanten | eine brillante | ein brillantes | (keine) brillanten | |
Comparative forms of brillant
Superlative forms of brillant