"Brille" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbʁɪlə/ Audio: De-at-Brille.ogg , De-Brille.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German brille, berille, from berillus (“beryl”), from Latin beryllus (“beryl”). Compare dialectal English brills (“spectacles”). Meaning 3 ("toilet seat") is derived in analogy with the usually round shape of spectacle frames surrounding the glass. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|brille}} Middle High German brille, {{der|de|la|beryllus|t=beryl}} Latin beryllus (“beryl”), {{cog|en|brills|t=spectacles}} English brills (“spectacles”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Brille f (genitive Brille, plural Brillen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Brille [genitive], Brillen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Brille [nominative, singular], Brillen [definite, nominative, plural], Brille [genitive, singular], Brillen [definite, genitive, plural], Brille [dative, singular], Brillen [dative, definite, plural], Brille [accusative, singular], Brillen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (pair of) glasses, spectacles (frames bearing two lenses worn in front of the eyes to correct vision) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Eyewear
    Sense id: en-Brille-de-noun-~uciO3Ke Disambiguation of Eyewear: 46 43 1 9 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 28 33 2 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 29 33 4 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 33 2 36
  2. (pair of) goggles (protective eyewear set in a flexible frame to fit snugly against the face) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Eyewear
    Sense id: en-Brille-de-noun-Md6r5fOV Disambiguation of Eyewear: 46 43 1 9 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 28 33 2 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 29 33 4 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 33 2 36
  3. toilet seat (hinged, contoured seat with a hole in the middle, of a toilet) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Brille-de-noun-ZL7fevH8
  4. (medicine) nasal cannula for oxygen (clear plastic tubes for the delivery of oxygen to the nose) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-Brille-de-noun-Ceu9I8If Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 28 33 2 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 29 33 4 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 33 2 36 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Brillenschlange, Klobrille, Lesebrille, Schwimmbrille, Sonnenbrille, WC-Brille

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "33 31 0 36",
      "word": "Brillenschlange"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "33 31 0 36",
      "word": "Klobrille"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "33 31 0 36",
      "word": "Lesebrille"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "33 31 0 36",
      "word": "Schwimmbrille"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "33 31 0 36",
      "word": "Sonnenbrille"
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    {
      "_dis1": "33 31 0 36",
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        "table-tags"
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        "plural"
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        "plural"
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "_dis": "28 33 2 36",
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          "ref": "1919, Walther Kabel, Irrende Seelen, Werner Dietsch Verlag, page 42:",
          "text": "In einer Seitenstraße kaufte ich mir bei einem Optiker eine billige, blaue Brille und setzte sie sofort auf.",
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        }
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            "Fundamental",
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            "Biology",
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            "Sciences",
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      "id": "en-Brille-de-noun-Md6r5fOV",
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      "glosses": [
        "nasal cannula for oxygen (clear plastic tubes for the delivery of oxygen to the nose)"
      ],
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      ],
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    },
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      "word": "Brillenschlange"
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    {
      "word": "Klobrille"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lesebrille"
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    {
      "word": "Schwimmbrille"
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      "word": "Sonnenbrille"
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        "singular"
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      "audio": "De-at-Brille.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/De-at-Brille.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Brille.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f5/De-Brille.ogg/De-Brille.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/De-Brille.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Brille"
}

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